Hoo St. Werburgh
INFORMATION
Font ID: 16067HOO
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th century [composite font?], Medieval / composite
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Werburgh
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Werburga [aka Werbyrgh, Werburgh] [Mercian abbess; † ca. 700AD]
Site Location: Kent, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the Hoo peninsula, off the A228, WSW of Kingsnorth
Additional Comments: altered font / composite font
Font Notes:
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Noted in Glynne (1877): "The font has an octagonal bowl, on a stem of the same shape." The Parish website [http://www.werburgh.co.uk/content/history8.aspx] [accessed 18 February 2010] notes: "The Font is Norman in part with modern additions, but the base is very old. "
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. 351