Weeting No. 1 / Weting / Wetinge

Blomefield (1805-1810) writes: "This church stood in the south part of the town, and is now in ruins, by the fall of the tower on it, about 40 years past; it was the neatest, the most regular, and modern church of the two, built of flint, chalk, &c. and consisted of a nave, about 35 feet in length, and (including the south isle,) about 31 in breadth, having on that side three neat arches, supported by pillars, formed of four pilasters united together. At the west end of the nave stood an handsome square tower of flint, with quoins, &c. of freestone, as appears from what is still remaining: the nave is divided from the chancel by a neat and lofty arch of stone work, still standing; the length of the chancel was about 33 feet, and the breadth about 18: the greatest part of the walls, both of the church and chancel is still standing, but the roof is totally decayed and gone. On the area of the chancel, now overgrown with nettles, &c. lies a marble grave-stone with these arms," Listed in Tyrrell-Green (1928) as one in a very large group of baptismal fonts that are plain octagonal with straightsided basins. Illustrated in Knott (2009). The font appears almost entirely plain, but has mouldings on the underbowl and lower base; there are insert repairs to the upper and lower sides of the basin, and the whole appears to have been drastically re-tooled. The wooden cover is octagonal, with moulded and decorated sides and with low scroll ribs atop; modern. [cf. Index entry for Weeting No. 2 for the disappeared church of All Saints there].