[5] In 1885–1886 the church was enlarged by Richard Knill Freeman who added a transept, vestry and, to the north, an aisle.

[1] In 1919 the successor in the Lancaster architectural practice, Henry Paley, added a baptistry,[6] followed by repairs in and a memorial vestry in 1929–31.

[7] St Anne's was designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage on 15 February 1993.

[1][5] The tower is square and has two stages, buttresses on the west side, and a stair turret[1] It has a stepped parapet with corner pinnacles.

Stained glass includes work by John Hayward, and by E. H. Jewitt of the Lancaster-based firm Shrigley and Hunt.

The churchyard is accessed by a rectangular Tudor-style lychgate, built of timber with a roof of red tile.