The building was designed by G. F. Bodley (1827–1907) predominantly in a Decorated Gothic style and built in 1894–96. Its aisles and chancel have pinnacled flying buttresses. The castellated west tower was added in 1902. The east, west and north-east windows contain stained glass designed by C. E. Kempe (1837–1907) and made in about 1900. The Church contains a set of Stations of the Cross (installed in 1921), by the leading late Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Arthur Fellowes Prynne (1854-1921) and represents the pinnacle of his painted devotional work.
Since 2012, SJE Arts Oxford has been running musical and arts events in the church.
