The church was built in 1792–94 to provide services for pilgrims when the chapel at the house became too small for the numbers attending.

Attached to the east of the church is the presbytery, and both are built in red brick with sandstone dressings with slate roofs.

[2] Toward the end of the 18th century the chapel had become too small for the number of pilgrims visiting it, and it was decided to build a larger church.

[3] The church and attached presbytery were built in 1792–94,[4] shortly after the passing of the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1791.

[3] In about 1844–47 the interior of the church was lavishly painted, stencilled and gilded by Andrew Carter of Preston, and stained glass windows were installed.

[3][4] The church is built in red brick with a sandstone plinth and dressings, and it has a slate roof with stone gable copings.

The west front of the church is rendered, and has a bellcote on the gable, and a semicircular Tuscan porch.

The reredos has a blind arcade with four Corinthian columns which is lavishly painted and gilded, including roundels, and a central lozenge containing the Virgin Mary.

At the top of the main range is a parapet with a central pediment containing the date of construction in Roman numerals.