The church was constructed between 1867 and 1868 and was designed by E. W. Pugin in the Gothic Revival style for Sir Humphrey de Trafford.

[1][2] It is situated on Redclyffe Road, close to the Manchester Ship Canal.

[5] From All Saints Church, priests started missions in the area to serve the local Catholic communities.

On 11 August 1957, the foundation stone for the permanent St Clare's Church was laid by the Archbishop of Liverpool George Beck.

[9] In 1962, the Conventual Franciscans came to Barton and started working in All Saints Church.