from the pillars and arches within the church, most of the church is not the original Norman one. After it burnt down in 1442, the tower was rebuilt in 1768 and the body of the church in 1823 and 1824. The large cemetery to the south and east has likely been in use since as long as the church, though most graves from earlier than the 1700s have been lost to time, with tragically few surviving from even as far back as that. The choir vestry was added onto the north side in 1921 in memory of Bishop Edward King. Above and behind the baptismal font, on the west wall of the tower, hang the hatchments, the Royal Coat of Arms of King George III, dated 1838, which interestingly, in the year after William IV's death and Victoria's accession, do not carry the name of the monarch. Below the arms is an oil painting of the Holy family by Florentine artist Carlo Falcini Depinse, dated 1847, given to the church in 1925. Until its removal in 1876, there was a gallery up against the west wall, which would have been used by the orchestra to provide music for the services until 1851. The box pews were removed in 1888 and 1890, at the same time as the chancel was refitted, replaced with pine benches which now seat 250. The total cost of all these improvements came to £613. The six church bells were cast by Henry Harrison, nephew of John Harrison the carpenter, clockmaker, and inventor of the marine chronometer. Henry was born in 1732 and cast the Welton bells in 1770. He was also commissioned to hang the bells at York Minster in 1733. The church was struck by lightning in the autumn of 1847, and one person killed, and many others injured. In year, the south-western pinnacle atop the bell tower fell into the churchyard during a storm, though it was replaced shortly after. The building became Grade II* listed on 30 November 1966. A copy of the Act of Parliament for Welton, and the original Enclosure Award, are in the church chest. The Anglican parish register dates from 1562 for baptisms, 1568 for marriages and 1575 for burials. The Reverened William Farr was buried in the church yard after his death in the 1955, with his wooden gravestone making a small landmark at the church. The wooden