Waltham nr. Canterbury
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view of church exterior - northwest view
Scene Description: Source caption: "St Bartholomew, Waltham, Kent"
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view of church interior - looking west
Scene Description: Source caption: "St Bartholomew, Waltham, Kent - West end" -- the font is partially visible at the far back, left side
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view of font and cover
Scene Description: Source caption: "St Bartholomew, Waltham, Kent - Font"
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Image Source: digital photograph 3 March 2010 by John Salmon [https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1736890] [accessed 2 June 2024]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 16043WAL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Bartholomew
Church Patron Saints: St. Bartholomew
Church Location: Church Ln, Waltham, Canterbury CT4, UK, United Kingdom -- Tel.: +44 1233 813793
Country Name: England
Location: Kent, South East
Directions to Site: Located 11 km SW of Canterbury
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Canterbury
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the SW end of the nave
Century and Period: 13th - 14th century, Medieval
Font Notes:
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Noted in Glynne (1877): "The font has a plain octagonal bowl on a stem". The entry for this church in Historic England [Listing NGR: TR1182748036 ] notes: "The nave is Norman with some C13 and some C14 windows. The chancel tower and porch are Cl3 the tower restored in 1808 but with Cl3 and C14 foundations" but mentions no font in it.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.1962, 1.02247
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 11′ 46.32″ N, 1° 1′ 20.89″ E
UTM: 31U 361829 5673502
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
REFERENCES
Glynne, Steven Richard, Sir, Notes on the churches of Kent, London: John Murray, 1877