[1] A number of parishoners [sic] had been seriously questioning the future of the church, but it was the present vicar who put forward the ideas which were eventually acted upon.

To cut the high costs of heating, the ceiling was lowered and the nave was divided so that 250 to 350 seats can still be used.

The church broke ground in 1869 and was completed in 1872, having been built to a design by architect Richard L. Adams.

In 1986 the church was included in the BBC's Domesday Project, having its particulars recorded for posterity.

Designed in the Gothic Revival style, the church has a tall imposing nave with tripartite clerestory windows.