It stands opposite the end of the drive leading to Tilstone Lodge.

[2] It was paid for by Admiral John Tollemache (formerly Halliday), who had earlier built Tilstone Lodge.

[3] St Jude's is constructed in yellow sandstone ashlar with a slate roof.

At the corners are square turrets which become octagonal as they rise, and each is surmounted by a spire.

Above the vestry at the east end is another triple lancet window, over which is a cricketed gable.