[1] The church was designed by Thomas Cundy, who had previously built St Gabriel's Pimlico a short distance away.

In 1882, there was a major restoration called by a former churchwarden "the beautifying of the church": the galleries were removed, the arcade work was added to the sanctuary and the East window filled with stained glass.

He concluded his book by saying: people of the present day ... owe a great deal to the men and women of the earlier date, who did so much by stirring up enthusiasm about Church matters, and contributing liberally of their time and money to build churches, work the parishes, and level up the religious standard of the day.

How can we show our gratitude for their efforts better than giving in like manner our services and our money, and in every possible way supporting the parochial organizations and the work which the Clergy are carrying on in our parish at the present time”.

[citation needed] In the 1930s the statues of the Madonna and Child (after Michelangelo), the Sacred Heart and the Stations of the Cross were shipped from Oberammergau and added to the church.

The lady chapel has been reinstated in the south chancel-transept and the nave transepts were cleared of unwanted pews in order to create a feeling of spaciousness throughout the building.

Recently[clarification needed] the 6th Duke of Westminster has acted as Patron of Saint Saviour's Restoration Appeal.

The founder of modern lawn tennis, Walter Clopton Wingfield, was a regular worshipper and the writer Sir Compton Mackenzie was married in the church.

The hall is in use nearly every day of the week and is home to the Young England Kindergarten where Lady Diana Spencer worked before her marriage to the Prince of Wales.