Donnington

No font mentioned is in Harrison (1920), who reports the 1847 restoration of the Early English church here. The Victoria County History (Sussex, vol. 4, 1953) notes: "The church is mentioned in the charter of A.D. 966 [...] The chancel, nave, and aisles were rebuilt [...] in the 13th century, the north chapel added at some unknown date, but completely rebuilt in the 19th; the tower was added in the 16th, the porch is modern. In 1939 a fire seriously damaged the nave and aisles. [...] The present font replaces that existing before the fire which was of the usual 12th-century form with square basin carried on four slender columns and one thick one." The British Listed Buildings database entry for this church [www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-300779-the-parish-church-of-st-george-donningto] [accessed 18 September 2012] reports a modern font: "The octagonal stone font with wooden font cover is by Frederick Etchells".