it was opened in 1865, and designed by e. w. pugin. the church was listed at grade ii on 22 december 2006, but closed for worship early the following year. the church has been placed on the buildings at risk list by the campaign group save britain’s heritage, and has been identified by the victorian society as being one of the ten most endangered victorian buildings in britain. in 2012 a grant from the heritage lottery fund was obtained to enable the church to be converted into premises for halton and st helens voluntary action.