 Sharpe 's first three churches were in Romanesque style , as according to Sharpe " no style can be worked so cheap as Romanesque " . He then started to include Gothic features , which often did not accurately reflect the features to be found in medieval churches , being an approximation rather than an accurate ( or " correct " ) representation . Influenced by A. W. N. Pugin ( 1812 – 52 ) and the Cambridge Camden Society ( later named the Ecclesiological Society ) , of which Sharpe was a member , he introduced more " correct " Gothic features into his designs , which he continued to use throughout the rest of his career . In 1844 he was praised by the society for his design of the new steeple at St Michael , Kirkham ( 1843 – 44 ) , which was described as being " beautiful and correct " . 
