Neuenfelde No. 1 / Hamburg-Neuenfelde
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Scene Description: the medieval font in this church [cf. FontNotes]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 25213NEU
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 11th - 12th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Evangelisch-lutherische St. Pankratiuskirche in Neuenfelde
Font Location in Church: Inside the church, at the back
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Pancras of Rome [aka Pancrace, Pancratius]
Church Notes: medieval church demolished ca. 1680 but old tower retained; the old tower was destroyed by lightning strike in 1786; new tower added 1841
Church Address: Organistenweg 6, 21129 Hamburg, Germany -- Tel.: +49 40 7459296
Site Location: Hamburg, Niedersachsen, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (S) Hasselwerder Str., on the S bank of the river, very close to the SW tip of the Hamburg-Finkerwerder airport runways, 8-9 km W of Hamburg city centre
Font Notes:
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Noted and illustrated in the Deutsche Fototek [https://www.bildindex.de/media/obj32037840/mi11294e07&medium=mi11294e07?part=0] and [https://www.bildindex.de/media/obj32037840/mi11294e06&medium=mi11294e06?part=0] [accessed 27 December 2023]. The original baptismal font from the medieval church is reported in the new church in Arp-Schnitger-Orgel Hamburg-Neuenfelde [https://www.schnitgerorgel.de/kirche.php] [accessed 27 December 2023).
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are gratefult to Pol Herman for bringing this object to our attention and for his help in documenting it
COORDINATES
UTM: 32U 553750 5930491
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.5206, 9.81072
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 31′ 14.16″ N, 9° 48′ 38.59″ E