The present building is a large and imposing Gothic Revival structure dating back to the 19th century but there has been a church on the site since Saxon times.

[1] The church is a local landmark, situated on a steep hill above much of the suburb, its tall tower is able to be seen from much of the city.

The north and south transept feature similar windows, formed of four-lights rather than three, also divided by transoms.

The larger west window, situated in the lower two stories of the tower, is formed of five lights, divided by transoms and mullions, with more intricate tracery in its upper section.

The tower is formed of four stories, the lower two open to the church, and topped by an elaborate series of crocketed pinnacles, resembling the design at Chewton Mendip and Glastonbury.

The tower's upper stage has two-light belfry windows with pierced stone quatrefoil panels, common in Somerset, rather than the traditional louvres.

An octagonal stair turret ascends the centre of the north face, culminating in a short stone spire above the parapet.

The pulpit, like the font dating from the 1846 rebuilding, is carved from stone, depicting the Four Evangelists and Saint Michael.

There is a decorative screen dating back to the 1870s, brought from Exeter Cathedral in 1939; built from marble and alabaster; and the centrepiece represents the ascension of Christ with twelve apostles.

[1][5] The organ, situated in the north transept, is a large and significant historic instrument originally constructed in 1896 by Hele & Co of Saltash, Cornwall.

[4][8][10][11][12] The bells received major maintenance in 1966, when John Taylor & Co returned to dismantle and restore the fittings before rehanging the peal in the existing cast iron frame on new ball bearings.

[8][14] Only five other rings of eight or more bells in the country by John Taylor & Co are listed, which are the octaves of Cliffe at Hoo, Kent; Norton, Sheffield; Thrapston, Northamptonshire; Tushingham, Cheshire; and Westbury, Wiltshire.