Consecrated on December 22th 1835 with a 200ft high steeple, the building ran into trouble in the late 1950s when its steeple was found to be unsafe and in need of £20,000 of repairs, so had to be dismantled.

More financial troubles and falling congregations lead to the church finally closing in 1982

The Greek Orthodox church took over in 1985 but the church was unfortunately plagued by vandalism, including the destruction of its valuable organ.

The final straw came on October 1 1991 when the building was destroyed by fire