Work started on building the church in 1875, when the population of the town was growing rapidly.

[1][2][3] The church is built of limestone with steep clay tile roofs.

Inside, there are statues of saints in spandrels in the nave, below a false hammerbeam roof.

There is an octagonal font, while the chancel has marble paving and a marble-panelled altar, dating from 1897, with carvings of angels and a pelican.

The reredos is by Burlison and Grylls, who also made the stained glass in the east window.