Acrise

INFORMATION

Font ID: 16041ACR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Martin
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Martin of Tours
Site Location: Kent, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the A260, near Swingfield, 10 km NNE of Folkstone, WNW of Dover
Additional Comments: disappeared font? -- e-mailed the Friends of St Martin's asking for info on medieval font (17 Feb 2010)
Font Notes:
There is no mention of a font in Glynne (1877), who visited the church in 1868. The Friends of St. Martin's Church, Acrise [http://www.stmartinsacrise.co.uk/history.html] [accessed 17 February 2010] inform: "St Martin’s was probably built by Ansketel shortly after the Domesday entry and replaced an earlier Saxon church. Whilst much of the work is now hidden by later 14th century alterations, parts of original windows and priest’s door remain testimony to the early Norman origin." [NB: we have no information on any font in this church]

REFERENCES

  • Glynne, Steven Richard, Sir, Notes on the churches of Kent, London: John Murray, 1877, p. 256-257