Brimscombe was originally served by the parish church of Minchinhampton, but in 1837, a meeting was held in The Ship Inn ‘To consider the best means of erecting a Church at Brimscombe’. Formal consent for this was later signed by the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol.
Due to the shape of the land, the church was built the ‘wrong way round’, to fit onto the site. (Various local legends give other reasons!) The nave, normally at the east end of a church, faces the west; and the west door to the east!
The Foundation Stone was laid on 6th June 1839, and the building was then consecrated on 7th April 1840, Rev Charles Whatley being licenced Minister of Holy Trinity Church Brimscombe, on the nomination of David Ricardo Esq.
The original seating was in pews for which there was a charge, whilst some were ‘Free’, but this was changed in the 1880s to the present open seats, during the first general rearrangement, when the West door was also opened up.
The Tower contains the clock which chimes the quarters, and strikes the hours. The same bells are used by the carillon played by one person before services.
In 1950, the church was struck by lightening; the resulting fire badly damaging the roof; services had to be held elsewhere until repairs were completed some eighteen months later.
In 1985 considerable alterations took place, choir stalls removed, the chancel and aisle carpeted, pews removed from the back of the church to make an open gathering space, a kitchen for serving refreshments, and toilet facilities improving the usefulness of this area.
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