Forest nr. St Peter Port / La Fouarêt / La Forêt

Image copyright © Colin Smith, 2015
Image and permission received (e-mail of 9 November 2015)
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view of church exterior - north view
![showing the north porch, now the main entranceway of the church [NB: the main entrance was originally from the south side]](/static-50478a99ec6f36a15d6234548c59f63da52304e5/compressed/1151115027_compressed.png)
Scene Description: showing the north porch, now the main entranceway of the church [NB: the main entrance was originally from the south side]
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Colin Smith, 2015
Image Source: digital photograph taken 6 October 2015 by Colin Smith
Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 9 November 2015)
view of church exterior - southeast view
view of font and cover
INFORMATION
FontID: 20122FOR
Church/Chapel: Ste. Marguerite de la Foret
Church Patron Saints: St. Margaret?
Church Location: Le Bourg de Haut, Forest, Forest, Guernsey, GY8 0BF
Country Name: England
Location: Guernsey, Channel Islands
Directions to Site: Forest is located 7 km SSW of St Peter Port on the south shore of the island, middle area, close to Guernsey airport
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Winchester
Century and Period: 13th century,
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Colin Smith for his photographs of this church and modern font
Church Notes: church originally 13thC; original main entrance was on the south side, but the north side portal has now become the main entranceway
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
The present font is probably from the 1891 restoration of the interior of the church. [NB: we have no information on the font of the original 13th-century church here].
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 529181 5474870