The church dates from 1860 to 1862 and was designed by the architect Charles Edmund Giles.

Arthur Lewis Babington Peile (between 1862–1884), who was also Hon Chaplain to Queen Victoria at Osborne House between 1879 and 1889.

The church has a pipe organ by Forster and Andrews dating from 1865.

The organ was rebuilt and enlarged in 1908 by W J Burton, organbuilder of Winchester, at the expense of Charles Boyd, also of Winchester, a sometime singer in the church choir.

The rebuilt organ was dedicated by Edwin H Lemare.