In 1904–05
Bournemouth architect G. A. B. Livesay built the eastern end of the church, establishing a Byzantine style in brick and
terracotta which was followed sympathetically by the later architects. The
chancel has a semi-domed
apse and a semicircular
ambulatory. The church was completed by the
Arts and Crafts architect Edward Schroeder Prior, in collaboration with Arthur Grove who seems to have concentrated on the finer detailing. The imposing west front displays an eclectic mix of styles, and has been described as being prophetic of
Expressionism. The central double door is surmounted by a shallow terracotta arch which extends between two flanking, polygonal turrets. Above, there is a
balustrade and a 12-division terracotta
wheel window containing geometrical patterns of stained glass. At the top there is an
arcade surmounted by a
gable, and Byzantine-style
cupolas on the turrets. The church has more wheel windows, of 8 divisions, at the transept ends. Further problems with the concrete vaulting, as well as low attendance numbers among the congregation, prompted the Church of England's closure of the church in 2001. It was thereafter sold to the jurisdiction of the
Eastern Orthodox Church, first to the
Romanian and then to the
Antiochian authority, in which hands it remains today. ==Organ==