Aylesford
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Scene Description: the modern font [cf. Font notes] seen at the time of the removal of the bells for restoration in 2005
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Aylesford Parish, 2005
Image Source: digital photograph taken at the time of the removal of the bells for restoration in 2005 [http://www.aylesford-church.org.uk/bells.htm[ accessed 18 February 2010]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 16058AYL
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul
Church Patron Saints: St. Peter & St. Paul
Country Name: England
Location: Kent, South East
Directions to Site: Located 16 km S of Rochester
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Century and Period: 14th - 15th century, Medieval
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
In his 1836 visit to this church Glynne (1877) reported "a plain octagon" font. The present font, however, appears Victorian: octagonal basin with profusely carved side and underbowl, mounted on a cluster of shafts and a moulded octagonal lower base. It was probably introduced in one of the two major renovations of the 19th century: 1851 and 1878. [NB: we have no information on the whereabouts of the earlier font(s)]
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