'Hursley Church shows us typical ideas about Christianity and church building, ideas which were held by most people in Victorian England.'

... 'Hursley Church shows us typical ideas about Christianity and church building, ideas which were held by most people in Victorian England.' The original Hursley church, the foundations of which were laid in 1752, was built in a part Palladian, part Dutch hybrid style, but it retained the church tower, which is of 12th or 13th century origin; it consisted of a nave and two aisles in red brick, and two stone quoins. Inside it exhibited many characteristics seen in other churches of the style, most notably St. Mary's at Avigdon. Many of the church's characteristics would have been influenced by the Age of Enlightenment movement, which saw rapid expansion in the fields of science and technology lead to an increased amount of knowledge, and thus the questioning of religion. In response to this the Church changed its focus from ritual and sacrament to explanations of Christianity and its relevance to modern

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