[1] The Church of St Nicholas in Nuneaton decided that a chapel of ease should be built to quell the violent folk of Stockingford.

The oldest part of the church consists of the nave and tower which were constructed in a neo-classical style.

The walls are of dark red handmade brickwork, with large diamond-pattern coloured windows.

[4] At the same time as the construction of the chancel, the church was reordered and the seats in the nave were replaced with pews.

This extension was built at the south side of the Church, with funds raised by the people of Stockingford, supported by an EU grant.

The centre was dedicated on 15 January 1995 by the then Bishop of Coventry, Simon Barrington-Ward[3] and opened by the youngest and eldest members of the congregation, Thom Udall and Fred Ward.

The old floor was taken up and replaced, and now consists of oak boards bonded to an insulated screed with underfloor heating.

WREN[5] gave a grant of £50,000 towards the fund for the re-ordering, helping to pay for the community aspects of the new build.

During this time, a glass mosaic dating from the chancel's construction in 1897 was discovered, which had been hidden under a carpet.

In 1922, the stained glass east window was installed at a cost of just £500 as a memorial to the 201 people of the area who lost their lives in the First World War.

[3] To complete the memorial, oak panelling was erected underneath the window and was unveiled by Lieutenant CL Knox.

A brass tablet, listing the names of the fallen soldiers, was revealed by Corporal W Beesley, and dedicated by Canon J Deed, vicar of Nuneaton.

The soldiers worshipped at St Paul's, but 343 lost their lives between 1942 and 1945 on active duty in the Far East.

[3] George Eliot, in her book "Scenes of Clerical Life" referred to Stockingford as Paddiford Common.