In the 18th century the village was cleared to make a park for the estate of the Heathcote family with the population mainly re-housed in Empingham.

The tower and the western portico were built by Thomas Cundy Jr between 1826 and 1829, based on the design of St John's, Smith Square in Westminster, while the nave and apse were constructed in 1911, by J.

[4] The building was once the private chapel for the Normanton Estate, but it was de-consecrated in 1970, and was to have been demolished as part of the reservoir construction, as its floor was below the proposed water level.

Following a public outcry, the lower half was filled with stone and rubble, and a concrete cap constructed just below the level of the windows.

[5] The structure formerly housed a museum recording the history of Rutland Water, which is now located in the visitor centre.