The foundation of the building is mediaeval, the earlier church having had a tower. It is constructed on the edge of the Fountains Abbey estate. Externally the only point of note is the Decorated east window (see below) which survives from the old church. Otherwise it could be taken as a small independent chapel.

The exterior completely belies what is found inside. You step right back in time to the days of Protestant worship. The fittings are all 18th century, with original box-pews and a three-decker pulpit set in a single rectangular space with no division between nave and chancel. The furnishings are often described as being in the Churchwarden school of gothic.

The pulpit, the top of the three-decker seems central to the chapel-like interior, the ceilings have gothic ribs and biblical texts hang on each side of the altar. The only leaning towards modernity is the organ (not shown) which fills the west wall.

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