Finstock With Fawler: Holy Trinity Church
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Holy Trinity was
consecrated in 1842 as a Chapel-of-Ease serving under the Vicar of
Charlbury but by 1860 it became a separate parish with its own vicar. At
this time the building comprised the present nave with a gallery built
on land provided by the 1st Lord Churchill of Cornbury
Although located on
the border of Finstock village and a mile from Fawler the church thrived
and at the turn of the century the building was extended by the addition
of the present ornate Choir, Sanctuary and Vestry. A new organ was
installed and, due to relocation of the choir, the gallery could be
removed. This was completed by 1906.
Worship is Anglican
mainstream and a review of parish requirements at the end of the
twentieth century, identified the need for space for Sunday School and
other activities. The present Upper Room fulfils this need and, with the
repositioning of the Rood Screen towards the rear of the Nave, the main
worship area is made more accessible and the acoustic is improved.
Holy Trinity has
literary connections, Barbara Pym, the novelist, worshipped here for
many years, as did Gilbert Phelps. T S Eliot was baptised privately here
in 1927, a few weeks before publication of his poem
Journey of the Magi.
