It is built from local granite in a simple French style but with several features, especially windows, which could have been derived from Irish medieval origins.

This 53.3 m (175 ft) landmark, buttressed and crowned by pinnacles, an octagonal drum and spire, can be seen far and wide from the surrounding countryside and from distance out to sea.

It is said that the impetus for a collection for a peal of bells came in a visit to Bray in 1877 with a remark by Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone that "so noble a church tower as this should not be silent".

It is planned to restore Co. Wickow's largest organ to full playability, and enhance the tonal specification at a later date.

[citation needed] The church has a large, robed, mixed-voice choir of children and adults, who lead the singing on Sundays.