ten ham ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 , ▁and ▁to ▁develop ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁spec ul ators ▁such ▁as ▁Pear son ▁Thompson ▁and ▁Joseph ▁Pitt . ▁D au kes ▁was ▁a ▁convinced ▁ec lect ic ist , ▁working ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁styles ▁that ▁were ▁fashion able ▁in ▁his ▁day . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁adm ir er ▁of ▁P ugin ▁and ▁a ▁long - term ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁E cc les i ological ▁Society , ▁although ▁a ▁low ▁church man ▁and ▁not ▁wh olly ▁in ▁sympathy ▁ ▁with ▁the ▁ecc les i ological ▁movement , ▁as ▁he ▁designed ▁churches ▁in ▁the ▁ne o - N orm an ▁and ▁Per pend icular ▁styles . ▁He ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁use ▁these ▁styles ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁Italian ate ▁of ▁Ab ber ley ▁Hall , ▁W itle y ▁Court ▁and ▁Col ney ▁H atch , ▁with ▁considerable ▁original ity ▁and ▁dash , ▁and ▁he ▁comes ▁across ▁as ▁an ▁architect ▁full ▁of ▁self - conf idence , ▁with ▁a ▁secure ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Pictures que ▁elements ▁of ▁a ▁composition . ▁He ▁failed , ▁however , ▁to ▁adapt ▁to ▁the ▁changing ▁sty list ic ▁climate ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Victor ian ▁period , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁his ▁practice ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁decl ined , ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁building ▁churches ▁in ▁the ▁Mid lands . ▁ ▁D au kes ' ▁pup ils ▁included ▁Joseph ▁James ▁( before ▁ 1 8 5 4 ) ▁and ▁Frederick ▁Hy de ▁P own all . ▁