St Andrew's Church, Weeley (EHER 3029)

A grade II* listed 15th and 16th century parish church rebuilt 1880/1881 by EC Robins with the exception of the early 16th century tower.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import. St Andrew's is a Grade II* listed parish church which stands near the middle of the parish. It was rebuilt in 1880/ 1881 by E. C Robins with the exception of the early 16th century tower. The west tower is early 16th century, the lowest part (the bottom 10 feet) is built from large bricks measuring 11.25 inches by 5.25 inches), the upper part is built from bricks of normal size. The church includes fittings from the old church: one bell of around 1400 and another of around 1500 and a 15th century font. There is a shaft in the chancel with a scalloped capital in Barnack stone, which was recut in the 12th century and is now used for credence table. RCHM has photo of tower. <1> <2> <3> <4> Site Assessment Interior of church not inspected at time of listed buildings re-survey. <4> The tower has been subject to poor restoration and is now utterly spoiled. The graveyard is of no interest. Archaeological investigation is to be recommended if the opportunity arises. <5> There is a Church at Weeley mentioned in a writ of 1096. The present church was graded DIIb by Rodwell. <5> <6> Additional references <7> <8>