1878 OS map which shows the original church which was built to the design of Henry Ward and consecrated in 1839

• the road that the church was built on was named Church Street and apart from a few houses on this road most of the area is still fields. Station Road had not yet been built - the location of it is shown in blue.

• To the right is Glebe Colliery - which was one of the sources of wealth which helped build the church and the cause of the subsidence which caused the first church to have to be pulled down. 

• All the streets around the church have now been laid out, including Albert Square and the key buildings around it - the Town Hall (1888), Library (1906), Police Station (1914-15) and in the centre the War Memorial. 

• Station Road is now built.

• Glebe Colliery has expanded and includes more than one colliery and also a brick works.