[2] The foundation stone was laid on 14 November 1872 by the Bishop of Peterborough.

[3] It was built to the designs of the architect George Edmund Street.

[4] The spire was dismantled in 1968 and the building continued to deteriorate such that by 2014 the tower masonry and roof coverings were in very poor condition, and the building was added to the Heritage at Risk register.

[5] Between 2018 and 2021, repairs funded by the Heritage Lottery, Leicester City Council, the Diocese of Leicester and the church's own funds, led to the tower, tower roof, stonework and the main roof being repaired.

[6] The church is in a benefice with St Philip's on Evington Road, Leicester.