St.Peter's Parkstone

The Old Church of 1833

The original church of St.Peter's Parkstone was built in 1833. By the 1870s it was decided that a bigger church was needed and so the current church was built around the old church. The nave roof of the new church was built over the tower of the old church, which means that the present church is of massive size. The new church would have had a tower and spire that was three times higher than the roof, but Lady Wimborne, who gave the money for this project, took the cheque back and used it to rebuild St.Luke's Parkstone.