[1] In 1767, two of the church's chantry chapels were demolished in order to enlarge the neighbouring hay market in what became King's Square.

[1] Located at a busy junction, at the top of The Shambles, the church became regarded as an impediment to traffic; in 1818, William Hargrove noted that several people had been killed coming around the narrow and sharp corner of the church, and he proposed demolishing the eastern end.

[2] In 1829, a triangular part on the east side of the church was demolished, in order that Colliergate could be widened.

[1] The demolitions did not resolve the church's issues, and in the 1850s, Sotheran's Guide stated that "the building has been several times curtailed, and if it was altogether removed there would be no loss of architectural beauty, and a great increase to public convenience".

[2] In 1861, the church was rebuilt, in a Decorated style design, by Rawlins Gould.