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The church was rebuilt in 1846-1848 by J P Harrison of Oxford for the vicar, John Keble. Harrison was prominent in the Oxford Architectural Society and a follower of A W N Pugin, chief proponent of the Gothic revival style. The cost of the building (£6,000) was met from the royalties of Keble's 'The Christian year' and of his second collection, 'Lyra innocentium', published specially for the purpose.
Part of the previous church, built in the Palladian style in 1752-1753, was incorporated into the new church. The walls were refaced with Burbage stone. The tower, built in the fourteenth century and incorporated into the 1752 building, was heightened and the upper windows enlarged. A spire was added, paid for by Sir William Heathcote. When the topmost stone was placed, Keble ascended to set his hand to the work and offer a thanksgiving.
References:
1. Rawdon, S C. 1993. All Saints' Church, Hursley: a history and guide.
2. Pevsner, Nikolaus and David Lloyd. 1967. Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The Buildings of England series, p. 299. | Format: | image/jpeg | License: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 | Rights holder: | D Len Peach | Subjects: | building All Saints Church church | Temporal: | start=1917-01-01; | Source: | Sense of place SE | Creator: | Valentine; (Copied by: Peach, Len; 1995) | Identifier: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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