Great Chart with Singleton

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view of church exterior - southeast view

Image Source: digital photograph taken 10 November 2007 by Aidan Simmons [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/734190] [accessed 28 April 2013]

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view of church exterior - southwest view

Image Source: digital photograph taken 23 April 2009 by Nick Smith [www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1272506] [accessed 28 April 2013]

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INFORMATION

FontID: 18180SIN

Object Type: Baptismal Font1

Church/Chapel: Parish Church St. Mary

Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin

Church Location: The Street, Great Chart, Kent TN23 3AH

Country Name: England

Location: Kent, South East

Directions to Site: Singleton is now a SW suburb of Ashford, near Tonbridge

Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Canterbury

Font Location in Church: Inside the church

Century and Period: 15th century, Perpendicular

Font Notes: Click to view

The British Listed Buildings database [www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-180964-church-of-st-mary-great-chart-with-singl] [accessed 18 September 2012] reports a "C15 font", but "The jambs of the vestry door are early Norman, circa 1080". The BLB quotes "English Heritage Listing NGR: TQ9796641918" as source. [NB: we have no information on the earlier font of this church]. [NB: the Church of England site [www.achurchnearyou.com/st-marys-singleton/] [accessed 18 September 2012] notes a church for Singleton: "St Mary's in Singleton : Singleton Village Hall, Hoxton Close, Ashford, Kent" -- unclear whether there is a separate church building for Singleton].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.142152, 0.827744

Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 8′ 31.75″ N, 0° 49′ 39.88″ E

UTM: 31U 348048 5667876

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone

Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)

Basin Interior Shape: round

Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal