[2] A vase containing coins of the present reign was deposited in a cavity underneath the stone and covered with a brass plate, referring to Frederick Gough, 4th Baron Calthorpe with the following inscription: This corner-stone was laid by the Right Hon.

F. W. Fiddian, architect; James Wilson, contractor.The church was consecrated on Tuesday 10 January 1854[3] by Henry Pepys, the Bishop of Worcester.

The font was a gift from Peter Hollins; the gas-fittings by Ratcliffe of St Paul's Square, Birmingham.

[4] The organ was removed from the west gallery and placed near the chancel, and enlarged by Stringer and Co or Hanley with the addition of 2 new stops.

Larger windows were inserted in the nave and filled with stained glass by Camm Brothers.

In his youth, the composer Albert Ketèlbey was head chorister at St Silas' Church.