We visited this Church in Kent this week, the strange thing about this Church is the tower which was built beside the Church because of the soft marshy ground. The builders were afraid that if it was built on top of the Church the building would sink. Inside the Church there is evidence that the Church is beginning to sink anyway.
We found a tenth century lead baptismal font, which was very unusual because there were carvings of the star signs of the zodiac all around it. The early Christians did not have a problem with the signs of the zodiac, for they believed that God created all things and planted their crops according to the stars and the moon.
The circular lead font is said to be the most important of the 30 leaden fonts in England . It is thought to have been of Flemish origin. It has the months and the signs of the zodiac. It is said that the font was raided from a French Church during the 100 Years War .
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