It is a Gothic Revival church and a Grade II listed building.

[1] In 1862, Augusta Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk, paid for a church to be built in Littlehampton.

She was also behind the building of St John the Evangelist Church in Heron's Ghyll.

She paid Matthew Ellison Hadfield to design a set of buildings in Littlehampton comprising a church, presbytery and school.

The stained glass windows that were installed were made by Cox & Barnard from Hove.