[3] The permanent church was designed by John Loughborough Pearson and built by the contractor Shillitoe of Doncaster.

[4] The foundation stone was laid on 31 January 1880 by Frederick Lygon, 6th Earl Beauchamp[5] and the church opened for worship on Tuesday 3 May 1881[6] The formal consecration took place on 4 December 1899.

In 2016 a grant from the Heritage Lottery permitted the renewal of the roofs of the South Transept, St Patrick's Chapel, the Organ Loft and the Ambulatory.

However, despite this, by 2018 the church was on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register due to its poor condition, particularly the remainder of the roof.

The interior features a stained glass east window by Henry Payne and, in the south chapel, a copper Arts and Crafts triptych with painted panels, by local artists Kate and Myra Bunce[13] and donated by them in 1919 in memory of their sisters and parents.