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Detached seven-bay double-height single-cell Catholic church, dated 1807, on a rectangular plan. Reroofed, 1901. Renovated, 1975-6, with sanctuary reordered. Replacement pitched artificial slate roof with ridge tiles terminating in granite ashlar buttressed gabled bellcote to apex to entrance (west) front framing embossed cast-bronze bell ("----"), sproketed eaves, and uPVC rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on rendered eaves. Replacement cement rendered walls bellcast over rendered plinth with rendered "bas-relief" recessed strips to corners. Pointed-arch window openings with cut-granite sills, and "bas-relief" recessed surrounds framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on square glazing bars. Pointed-arch window opening to chancel (east) with cut-granite sill, and cut-granite block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass panels. Pointed-arch window opening to entrance (west) front with cut-granite block-and-start surround having chamfered reveals framing storm glazing over fixed-pane fittings having stained glass margins centred on leaded stained glass quatrefoils. Full-height interior open into roof with choir gallery (west) below stained glass "West Window" (----), carpeted central aisle between timber pews, paired Gothic-style timber stations between frosted glass windows, pair of polished brass plates (ob. 1897; 1899), exposed strutted King Post timber roof construction with wind braced diagonal timber boarded or tongue-and-groove timber panelled ceiling on moulded plasterwork cornice, and elliptical-headed "floating" chancel arch framing mosaic tiled cut-veined white marble stepped dais to sanctuary (east) reordered, 1975-6, with quatrefoil-detailed cut-veined white marble altar below stained glass "East Window" (----) in mosaic tiled surround. Set in landscaped grounds with benchmark-inscribed granite ashlar piers to perimeter having pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron gates.
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