 An Anglican church was planned for Hadspen in the late 1850s . Thomas Reibey had WG & E Habershon of London draw up plans in 1857 . The building 's design was based on St Mary 's parish church , Lutterworth , England . It was designed in an early English style with blue ironstone walls , and freestone dressing and reliefs . The nave was 37 @.@ 5 feet ( 11 @.@ 4 m ) long , the chancel 17 x 15 feet and the entrance was through a 40 @-@ foot ( 12 m ) tower with a 24 @-@ foot ( 7 m ) spire . The foundation stone of " The new Episcopalian Church " or " The Reibey Church " was laid on 23 December 1868 . Construction , estimated to cost 1000 pounds , began with locally sourced stonework by Robert Sleightholm , whom Reibey met on a ship from England . 
