[5] Construction work had reached roof level by October 1881,[5] and the church nearly completed when it was consecrated by the Bishop of Exeter, Frederick Temple, on 6 September 1882.

The church is built of local stone with dressings in Dartmoor granite, slate roofs and woodwork in English oak.

The inside is made up of a nave, north and south aisles, chancel, west tower, south-west porch and vestry.

Decoration of the church's interior continued throughout the decade, with much of the paintwork and stained glass being carried out to the design and under the supervision of Mr. J. T. Fouracre of Stonehouse.

[8] The ongoing work was described in 1886 by the Totnes Times and Devon News as "making the interior as elegant as the graceful lines of the edifice itself".