ants ▁are ▁recorded , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁some ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁non - ch urch going . ▁The ▁parish ▁was ▁further ▁reduced ▁by ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁par ishes ▁of ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁St ▁Bar nab as ' ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁and ▁St ▁Fr ides wide ' s ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁cur ate ▁from ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁one ▁John ▁Jones , ▁brought ▁a ▁significant ▁turn around ▁in ▁attend ance ; ▁perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁unusual ▁innov ation ▁was ▁a ▁house bo at ▁– ▁the ▁" Bo at mans ' ▁Flo ating ▁Chap el " ▁– ▁acquired ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 , ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁chap el ▁serving ▁the ▁families ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁river ▁and ▁the ▁Oxford ▁Canal . ▁This ▁boat ▁was ▁St ▁Thomas ' ▁first ▁chap el ▁of ▁ease ; ▁it ▁was ▁don ated ▁by ▁H . ▁Ward , ▁a ▁local ▁coal ▁merchant , ▁and ▁used ▁until ▁it ▁s ank ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁chap el ▁dedicated ▁to ▁St ▁Nicholas ▁that ▁remained ▁in ▁use ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁A ▁second ▁chap el ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁St ▁Fr ides wide , ▁later ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁parish ▁church ▁of ▁St ▁Fr ides wide '