The church is listed with grade 1 status due to its significance within the  Arts and Crafts movement that emerged at the end of the Victorian period. The building’s architect Richard Norman Shaw collaborated on the design with other eminent figures such as William Morris, Edwin Burne-Jones and Gerald Horsley to produce a spectacular masterpiece that is widely considered his finest church.

Cruciform were appointed to explore re-ordering of the church to provide new kitchen, WC and meeting facilities, as well as urgent repairs to safeguard the incredible interior  decorative scheme.