The decision was made to demolish the medieval church in 1716.
A new church designed by the architect Francis Smith of Warwick would be built in a neoclassical style.
The construction of the new church was funded by public subscription, the Conduit Lands Trust and the Lichfield Corporation.
After five years of construction the church was completed in 1721.
These years of construction were probably overseen by Samuel Johnson who would have experienced his early childhood in the house facing onto the church.
The church body was built in brick while the medieval tower was retained (without its spire) and encased in stucco.
The new church consisted of a chancel, an aisled nave with north south and west galleries and a west tower.

Extensive repairs were carried out in 1806 and 1820 under Joseph Potter the Elder (a prominent Lichfield architect).
In 1820 the brick exterior of the body of the church was covered in stucco.

By the mid 19th century there was much enthusiasm to rebuild the church in a Victorian Gothic style.
A new building would also serve as a memorial to the former Vicar Rev. Henry Lonsdale, brother of Bishop Lonsdale who died in 1851 and was buried beneath the west tower.
In 1853 the tower was lowered and remodelled in a Victorian Gothic style, complete with steeple under a design by George Edmund Street.
The architect also submitted a design for the main body of the church, but due to lack of funds rebuilding of the main church did not commence until 1868.
For the last 15 years of the neoclassical style church it consisted of a gothic tower with spire and neoclassical style main body encased in stucco, the body of the church was demolished in 1868 after standing for 147 years.
The decision was made to demolish the medieval church in 1716. A new church designed by the architect Francis Smith of Warwick would be built in a neoclassical style. The construction of the new church was funded by public subscription, the Conduit Lands Trust and the Lichfield Corporation. After five years of construction the church was completed in 1721. These years of construction were probably overseen by Samuel Johnson who would have experienced his early childhood in the house facing onto the church. The church body was built in brick while the medieval tower was retained (without its spire) and encased in stucco. The new church consisted of a chancel, an aisled nave with north south and west galleries and a west tower.
Extensive repairs were carried out in 1806 and 1820 under Joseph Potter the Elder (a prominent Lichfield architect). In 1820 the brick exterior of the body of the church was covered in stucco.
By the mid 19th century there was much enthusiasm to rebuild the church in a Victorian Gothic style. A new building would also serve as a memorial to the former Vicar Rev. Henry Lonsdale, brother of Bishop Lonsdale who died in 1851 and was buried beneath the west tower. In 1853 the tower was lowered and remodelled in a Victorian Gothic style, complete with steeple under a design by George Edmund Street. The architect also submitted a design for the main body of the church, but due to lack of funds rebuilding of the main church did not commence until 1868. For the last 15 years of the neoclassical style church it consisted of a gothic tower with spire and neoclassical style main body encased in stucco, the body of the church was demolished in 1868 after standing for 147 years.
St Mary's Church, Lichfield