Chichester No. 6 / Noviomagus Reginorum

INFORMATION

Font ID: 18113CHI
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, base only
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century [base only] [composite font], Medieval [composite]
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Andrew
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the W end of the nave, beneath the gallery
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Andrew
Site Location: West Sussex, South East, England, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located on the N side of East Street
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Chichester
Additional Comments: altered font: only the base is original
Font Notes:
Harrison (1920) notes a 14th-century font in this church. The Victoria County History (Sussex, vol. 3, 1935) notes: "The church was built during the 13th century and refitted early in the 19th century. [...] The font has a modern bowl on an earlier base contemporary with the church" The VCH interior plan (ibid.) shows a font beneath the gallery, at the west end of the nave.

REFERENCES

  • Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.
  • Harrison, Frederick, Notes on Sussex churches, Hove: Combridges, 1920, p. 89