St Barnabas Church, Gloucester

As the population of the Tuffley area expanded in the early 20th century, the “Tuffley Conventional District” was formed in 1907, mostly from the Parish of St Paul's but also including parts of Matson and Hempstead. After the Tuffley School moved to its new building on Calton Road, its former building, built in 1881, was consecrated as a church and dedicated to Saint Barnabas, who had accompanied Saint Paul. It had become overcrowded by World War I, but postwar costs precluded the construction of a permanent church. The choir vestry suffered a fire in June 1997. A programme of repair and refurbishment was completed in June 2002, using a combination of parishioner funds, gifts from local…

The church is made from C20 concrete, and constructed in the traditional form with some Gothic elements around the windows. The style was influenced by the Liturgical Movement, and both traditional and modern materials were used. To link new with old, stones from Gloucester Cathedral and Tewkesbury Abbey were built into the east wall, by the high altar.