was buried in his own churchyard, being followed to the grave by his
sorrowing people, and worthily committed to the tomb by the Rev. James
Davies, of Abbenhall. His funeral sermon was preached by the Rev. H.
Poole, who took for his text 2 Tim. iv. 6-8. {163}

A rapidly increasing population, and unfortunately not a concentrating
one, compelled Mr. Berkin's successor (the writer of this work) to meet
its wants by erecting chapel school-rooms, for the accommodation of sixty
scholars each, in the hamlets of Woodside and the Hawthorns, the former
having been in use since 15th September, 1850, and the latter since 31st
December, 1851, to the lasting benefit, he trusts, of many of the rising
generation through the Divine blessing on the conscientious efforts of
their respective teachers. It was by such a method that Mr. Berkin
acted, when, in the year 1822, he caused a chapel school-room to be built
at Lydbrook, judging that place to be sufficiently populous and distant
from the nearest church to justify such an erection, not as being a full
provision for it, but hoping that eventually a church might be built
there, which has now been satisfactorily accomplished.

The following clergymen have successively officiated in the district of
Holy Trinity:--

_Incumbents_.--H. Berkin, 1817; H. G. Nicholls, 1847.

_Curates_.--J. Morse, 1820; J. Bridgeman, 1821; J. Herbert, 1822; W.
Marshall, 1822; W. Burkitt, 1824; J. Chell, 1827; R. T. Budd, 1840;
W. C. Badger, 1844; J. G. Croker, 1846; G. Tatam, 1848; H. Algar,
1851; W. Nickisson; W. Duckett; J. Ashton; H. W. Thornton; W. A.
Whitestone. Most of these gentlemen served at Lydbrook, although
occasionally at Holy Trinity Church; they likewise attended the
Chapel Schoolroom on Little Dean Hill.

The annual number of christenings at Holy Trinity Church is 80; of
weddings, 15; and of funerals, 40. The morning congregation on Sunday
comprises about 100; that in the afternoon, 350; and the two evening
school-room services, 120. About 250 scholars attend school weekdays and
Sundays.

Having thus related the progressive efforts made for the welfare of the
people occupying the north-east portion of the Forest, it is necessary
that we return to the date of 1813, being the year in which the Rev. Mr.
Procter opened his chapel school-room on the west. He tells us that "in
the course of this year the Bishop of Gloucester was pleased to call my
attention t