▁the ▁form ▁the ▁new ▁Christ ▁Church ▁should ▁take . ▁A ▁surv iving ▁un used ▁design ▁shows ▁a ▁structure ▁consider ably ▁larger ▁than ▁what ▁was ▁eventually ▁built . ▁ ▁The ▁parish ▁was ▁un ited ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁St ▁Leonard , ▁F oster ▁Lane , ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁re built ▁ ▁Par ish ion ers ▁raised ▁£ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁ ▁to ▁begin ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁design ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁end ▁was ▁selected . ▁To ▁save ▁time ▁and ▁money , ▁the ▁found ations ▁of ▁the ▁g oth ic ▁ ▁church ▁were ▁partially ▁re used . ▁The ▁new ▁church ▁and ▁tower ▁( without ▁ste e ple ) ▁were ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 7 , ▁ ▁at ▁a ▁total ▁cost ▁of ▁£ 1 1 , 7 7 8 ▁ 9 s . ▁ 7 ¼ d . ▁Sm aller ▁than ▁the ▁g oth ic ▁structure , ▁the ▁building ▁measured ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁ ▁wide , ▁occup ying ▁only ▁the ▁eastern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁medieval ▁church , ▁the ▁western ▁part ▁becoming ▁its ▁church yard . ▁ ▁The ▁tower , ▁rising ▁from ▁the ▁west ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁church , ▁had ▁a ▁simple ▁round - arch ed ▁main ▁entrance way ▁and , ▁above , ▁windows ▁decor ated ▁with ▁ne oc lass ical ▁ped iments . ▁Lar ge ▁car ved ▁p ine app les , ▁symbols ▁of ▁welcome , ▁g rac ed ▁the ▁four ▁roof ▁corners ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁church ▁structure . ▁Un ique ▁among ▁the ▁W ren ▁churches , ▁the ▁east ▁and