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The font was situated just inside the door of the early church of Trinity, Port Credit. According to tradition, this was because the font was the first place a baby would come to after birth. With the construction of the stone church in 1954, itw as moved to the new Baptistery on the north side of the building. The font has eight sides recalling the circumcision of Jesus on the eighth day. The font panel shows the Budding Cross, symbol of new growth and resurrection while the back panel depicts the Star of David, a symbol of the Trinity surrounded by the Crown of thorns. The two side panels, one IHC and IHS are symbols for Jesus. The oak cover of the font is surmounted by a four armed brass crown topped with a draped cross also with the letters IHS on the front. Set in the cover is a blackened piece of wood shaped as an open book with the words WOOD FROM WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL FOUNDATION 1906. This is followed by the date 1202, when the cathedral was founded. This piece is then signed by the Dean of Winchester. Beside this inscription is a cross and the words COMMON PRAYER. Our records don't tell us if it was just this piece or the whole cover which was presented to the church in thanksgiving for the recovery of the rector's daughter Mary Earle, from influenza in 1920. At the base of the cover is a brass plate. Well polished over time such that the words are almost gone but we can just make out -
MARY EARLE - - - - -SCUIT 1920
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