 By 1788 a committee found that the population of the parish had increased so much that the church should seek to seat 3,000.The appointed architect, William Blackburn, firmly rejected the idea of building on the old site, advising that a budget of £15,000 be created to buy land on which to construct a new church.In April 1789 the committee put the matter to a parochial vote, winning their case by 313 votes to 70.