[1] During this time, a small chapel stood on the site to serve the local townships of Oldham, Chadderton, Royton and Crompton.

Though the budget was originally agreed at £5,000, the final cost of building was £30,000, one third of which was spent on the crypt structure.

[1] In 1805 the churchyard was enlarged and nearby Church Lane, Oldham became a cul-de-sac severing an ancient route through the town.

[2] The church its present form, dates from 1830 and was designed in the Gothic Revival Style by Richard Lane, a Manchester-based architect.

The church also retains its original bell, cast in 1722 by Abraham Rudhall II of Gloucester.