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

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

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view of church exterior - southeast view

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Manxruler, 2014

Image Source: digital photograph taken 28 July 2014 by Manxruler [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ste_Marguerite_de_la_Foret_(Forest_Church).jpg] [accessed 15 November 2015]

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view of font and cover

Scene Description: the modern font, probably late-19thC [cf. FontNotes]

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)

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
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].

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UTM: 30U 529181 5474870