It is located at the western end of Sussex Gardens, a long tree-lined avenue about 175 metres (0.109 mi) north of Hyde Park.

Two months after Street's death, the Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein laid the foundation stone for the new church on 11 February 1882.

[11] The plaque, commissioned by the Oscar Wilde Society, was designed in Welsh slate by the letter cutter and stone carver Tom Sargeant and unveiled at a ceremony on 29 May 2016 to mark the 132nd anniversary of the wedding.

After wartime the bomb damage was repaired and the renovated church was reopened in July 1958 by Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent.

[14] The Te Deum window at the east end commemorates a selection of notable historical figures who lived in the Parish of St James, including the biologist and inventor of penicillin, Alexander Fleming; the playwright and author of Peter Pan, J. M. Barrie; and the founder of the Scout Association, Lord Baden-Powell.