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INFORMATION
Font ID: 16048BAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th - 15th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Margaret of Antioch
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Margaret of Antioch [aka Margaret the Virgin, Marina]
Site Location: Kent, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the A26 (Tonbridge Rd.), WSW of Maidstone
Font Notes:
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Noted in Glynne (1877): "The font is a small plain octagon". [NB" the fabric of the church is said to go back to the 12th century, but this font is not likely to be the original one]
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, p. 291