The interior was greatly enriched by the work of Bodley, Charles Kempe, Walter Ernest Tower and Martin Travers.

At that time, the new parish was situated in the middle of the notorious Devil's Acre slum and the site was purchased piecemeal at a total cost of about £6,000.

All the stained glass was badly damaged but some of the figures were saved and placed in new settings (most notably the east window and the Annunciation scene in the N.E.

The Lady Chapel is the earliest example of Comper's work in England, and the 'English altar' with its riddel posts is, he maintained, the first of its type since the Reformation.

St Michael's Chapel houses a stone altar by Bodley, and is open every day for private prayer and reflection.

Through the iron-work grille, also by Bodley, can be seen the magnificent reredos by W. E. Tower, depicting an amazing variety of saints and angels surrounding the scene of the Nativity.

The recent addition of a modern carving of the Madonna and Child maintains the creative link between the church and the arts.

The vicar serves as the chair of governors and the church's pastoral assistants take an active role in the spiritual life of the school.