Erith

INFORMATION

Font ID: 16064ERI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 19th century, Victorian
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. John the Baptist
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John the Baptist
Church Notes: The church is described as "an ancient structure" in Lewis' Dictionary of 1848; he also mentions an "abbey for Canons regular was founded here in 1180"
Site Location: Kent, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the A2016, 3-4 km N of Crayford, NW of Dartford
Font Notes:
Glynne (1877) notes a modern font in this ancient church.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

REFERENCES

  • Glynne, Steven Richard, Sir, Notes on the churches of Kent, London: John Murray, 1877, p. 345