The church sits on high ground overlooking Kirkstall Abbey.

Construction started in 1828 and the church opened in 1829 having been built by architect Robert Dennis Chantrell,[1] architect of Leeds Parish Church.

The church was restored and extended between 1863 and 1864 by architects Perkin and Backhouse of Leeds,[2][3] with further alterations made in 1874 by Henry Walker.

[4] The church is built to a gothic revival style of hammer-dresses gritstone ashlar and has a slate roof.

The church has a west tower of three stages with a spire and clock.