Baptism Font - St John the Baptist - Doddington, Kent
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N 51° 17.060 E 000° 46.839
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Plain octagonal baptism font in St John the Baptist's church, Doddington.
Waymark Code: WMT0KJ
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/04/2016
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"The plain hexagonal stone font, unadorned by carving, stands two steps above the nave floor and near the entrance to the present tower. Since medieval fonts were usually near doors (signifying that baptism is the entrance to the Church of Christ) this is probably not its original position.
The sharpness of the stone cutting suggests a modern date (made for the 1855 restoration?) but the wooden font cover, topped by a gilded wooden orb, may well be older."
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