It was built in 1884 and designed by Leonard Stokes in the Gothic Revival style.

It is a Grade II listed building and William Wilberforce junior played a role in its foundation.

In 1867, he established a mission in Maidenhead by installing a chapel in a property at St Ives Place.

The architect Leonard Stokes was commissioned to design the church.

The sanctuary, sacristy, transepts and the church tower were added.