[1] The church was built between 1862 and 1865 to accommodate the large numbers of Irish immigrants who had come to work in the local chemical factories.

[3] The church was listed at Grade II on 22 December 2006,[1] but closed for worship early the following year.

[6] In 2012 a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund was obtained to enable the church to be converted into premises for Halton and St Helens Voluntary action.

The nave has a polygonal apse at the east end, and there are seven-bay aisles under lean-to roofs at the sides.

The richly decorated alabaster reredos contains paintings with gold backgrounds depicting the Nativity, the Annunciation, and the Assumption.