After 1066
The Norman Conquest saw the land pass into the possession of William Fritz-Anscuf, the Norman Lord of Dudley who appointed his steward, Peter of Birmingham, as Under-lord of Penn.   He (William) was succeeded by his son, Hugh Fitz-Peter whose descendants became the Lords of Bushbury.  One of them, Sir Hugh de Bushbury, probably built both this and its sister church at Bushbury.

When the church first opened its doors in the year 1200 it was, in all probability, a small rectangular building entered by a door at the west end. View plan01 The shape of the Norman windows were still discernible until the north wall was cut through in 2000 to allow access into the new extension.

Alterations
Although the date is uncertain, the first enlargement was the tower would seem to be circa 15th centaury. View plan02.  It was not as high as the present one and was surmounted with a steeple, the stonework of which was taken down in 1765 when the tower was encased in brick and heightened.  At about this time a new Nave was added and a Chancel also View plan03.

In 1845 the south wall was opened up and the south aisle built View plan04.  The windows in the north wall were replaced in order to match the new ones in the south wall.  The third enlargement occurred in 1871 when the chancel was entirely demolished to make way for a much larger one and to allow the nave to be lengthened to house the choir stalls.  The Lady Chapel was built at this time and in 1828, the choir vestry replaced an earlier construction.  In 1901 the Organ Chamber was built, and in 1958 the Vicars' Vestry completed the building work until 2000 View plan05.

This is how the church looked at that time View church.

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