 W. D. Caroe (1857–1938) had been a managing assistant in Christian's office and took over as Architect to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners on Christian's death, he was also an outstanding church designer – a good example of his work being St. David's Church at Exeter.The architect's career progression is impressive.He was made an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1840 and a Fellow in 1850 at the age of 36.