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All that remains of St. Peter's Church, Frocester is the tower and the remains of the south porch. Francis Niblett restored the church and built the broach spire in 1849. Previous to that date this church had become ruinous and had been abandoned in the 17th Century. After a nearly a century of re-use the nave of the church was demolished in 1952 leaving just the tower and porch standing.
Stone was allowed to be taken from the church site to build the chapel at Wycliffe College in nearby Stonehouse. St. Peter's still has an elaborately carved wooden lych gate and some interesting stone chest tombs. Although the tower stands in open countryside a nearby farmhouse built in 'Berkeley Red' stock bricks is seen here through the bridge under the Bristol/Gloucester main railway line. It is typical of rural domestic architecture in the Severn Vale.
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