[2] Fleet's original church, along with much of the village, suffered considerable damage and destruction during the Great Storm of 1824.

After waves broke through Chesil Beach, many of the village's residents were forced to retreat to nearby Chickerell.

George Gould, of Fleet House, decided to have a new church built at his expense and plans were drawn up by Stickland of Dorchester.

[10] The church was reseated in accordance to a suggestion made by Sir Samuel Morton Peto on his final visit to the area, with the teak and cedar woodwork of the original pews being preserved as much as possible.

The work took three months to carry out under the supervision of George Vialls of London, and the church was reopened in February 1892.