It was built from 1853 to 1854 and designed by Matthew Ellison Hadfield, John Grey Weightman and George Goldie.

It is located on Newman Street, close to the west of Newton for Hyde railway station.

In 1825, a chapel, in the Greek Revival style was built on Astley Street.

Priests would travel from that church to the surrounding area and founded further missions and chapels.

That year, in Hyde, a place of worship was created over a blacksmith's shop.

[4] Land for the church was given by a local Unitarian, Robert Ashton, who owned Hyde Print Works.

Around that time, a new later was installed in the lay chapel, it was designed by Adrian Gilbert Scott.