| 2001 |
Stencil work in the chancel refurbished. |
| 1997 |
The olds school rebuilt and opened as the Parish Rooms. |
| 1980 |
Church extended and meeting room built at a cost of £105,000. |
| 1972 |
Stained glass window in memory of Lorna Limpus erected in the porch. Additional
vestry area built. |
| 1960s |
Memorial garden created in front of the church. |
| 1957 |
Interior of the body of the church repainted white. |
| 1935 |
Electricity installed. |
| 1931 |
Stained glass window in the sanctuary commissioned. |
| 1910 |
The baptistry window inserted about this time. |
| 1903 |
Installation of the east window. |
| 1895 |
The chancel screen erected. |
| 1894 |
The baptistry dedicated, and the new font installed. |
| 1893 |
The organ installed. |
| 1892 |
The new chancel built at a cost of £1,677. |
| 1887 |
Verwood became a Parish, and was licenced to publish banns and solemnise
marriages. |
| 1886 |
Major reconstruction to the church at a cost of £700. |
| 1879 |
The Sims Bread Charity begun. Daniel Sims, a local wheelwright, and son
of a notorious local smuggler, left the bulk of his estate "to be
given away in best bread at Verwood church chapel by the churchwardens
on St. Thomas Day every year to the inhabitants of Verwood". 21st
December became known locally as "Dan's Day". |
| 1870 |
A brick chancel extended the eastern end of the church. The cost - £250
- raised by public subscription. |
| 1840 |
Verwood's own Baptism and Burial Registers started. Before this they had
been kept by Cranborne. |
| 1837 |
The church used as a schoolroom for 10 years. |
| 1829 |
The first chapel built on this site within a half-acre chapelyard. |
