List of Commissioners' churches in eastern England

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A Commissioners' church is an Anglican church in the United Kingdom built with money voted by Parliament as a result of the Church Building Act 1818, and subsequent related Acts. Such churches have been given a number of titles, including "Commissioners' Churches", "Waterloo Churches" and "Million Act Churches". In some cases the Commissioners provided the full cost of the new church; in other cases they provided a grant and the balance was raised locally. This list contains the Commissioners' churches in the East of England and in South East England.

Key

Grade Criteria[1]
Grade I Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II Buildings of national importance and special interest.
"—" denotes a work that is not graded.

Churches

Name and location Photograph Date Grant
in £		 Architect Notes and refs. Grade
St Paul, Southsea, Hampshire
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 1820–22 16,869 Francis Goodwin Gothic Revival with four turrets. Bombed about 1941; demolished.[2]
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St John the Divine, Chatham, Kent
51°22′56″N 0°31′21″E / 51.3823°N 0.5224°E / 51.3823; 0.5224 (Church of St John the Devine, Chatham)		 1821–22 13,797 Robert Smirke Neoclassical Doric with a tower. Closed in 2004.[2][3] II*
St Mary the Virgin, Bransgore, Hampshire
50°46′36″N 1°43′49″W / 50.7766°N 1.7302°W / 50.7766; -1.7302 (St Mary's Church, Bransgore)		 1822 2,649 Joseph Hannaford Gothic Revival with a tower. Chancel added 1873.[2][4] II
St George,
Ramsgate, Kent
51°20′10″N 1°25′04″E / 51.3361°N 1.4178°E / 51.3361; 1.4178 (St George's Church, Ramsgate)
1824–27 9,000 Henry Hemsley Gothic Revival with a west tower. Restored in 1884 and again in 1946.[2][5] I
Holy Trinity, Margate, Kent
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 1825–28 10,000 William Edmunds Gothic Revival with a tower. Bombed and demolished.[6]
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St Peter, Brighton,
East Sussex
50°49′43″N 0°08′05″W / 50.8285°N 0.1348°W / 50.8285; -0.1348 (St Peter's Church, Brighton)
1826–28 4,858 Charles Barry Gothic Revival with a west tower. Chancel added 1906.[7][8] II*
Holy Trinity,
Maidstone, Kent
51°16′30″N 0°31′33″E / 51.2750°N 0.5257°E / 51.2750; 0.5257 (Holy Trinity Church, Maidstone)
1826–28 7,373 John Whichcord Neoclassical Doric with a tower and steeple. Converted.[6][9] II
Holy Trinity,
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
51°07′58″N 0°15′44″E / 51.1328°N 0.2622°E / 51.1328; 0.2622 (Holy Trinity Church, Tunbridge Wells)		 1827–29 8,059 Decimus Burton Gothic Revival with a west tower.[6][10] II*
St John, Forton, Hampshire
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 1829–30 3,731 Benjamin Bramble Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Replaced in 1890.[11]
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All Saints, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire
50°48′18″N 1°05′10″W / 50.8049°N 1.0861°W / 50.8049; -1.0861 (All Saints Church, Portsea)		 1825–27 13,682 Jacob Owen Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Bombed and restored.[2][12] II
Holy Trinity, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
51°41′32″N 0°02′01″W / 51.6922°N 0.0337°W / 51.6922; -0.0337 (Christ Church, Waltham Cross)		 1831–32 1,783 Edward Blore Gothic Revival with a belfry. Chancel added 1913. Renamed Christ Church.[6][13] II
St Peter,
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
52°36′10″N 1°43′51″E / 52.6029°N 1.7309°E / 52.6029; 1.7309 (St Peter's Church, Great Yarmouth)		 1831–33 5,755 Joseph John Scoles Gothic Revival in brick with a tower. Now Greek Orthodox.[14][15] II
Holy Trinity, Dover, Kent
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 1833–35 3,556 William Edmunds Gothic Revival with a two turrets and spires. Demolished.[6]
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Holy Trinity,
Sheerness, Kent
51°26′23″N 0°45′50″E / 51.4398°N 0.7638°E / 51.4398; 0.7638 (Holy Trinity Church, Sheerness)		 1835–36 2,595 George Ledwell Taylor Gothic Revival in brick with a tower.[6][16] II
Christ Church, Brighton,
East Sussex
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 1837–38 500 George Cheesman Gothic Revival with an east tower and spire. Demolished.[7]
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Christ Church, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
52°12′28″N 0°08′00″E / 52.2079°N 0.1334°E / 52.2079; 0.1334 (Christ Church, Cambridge)D
—
 1837–39 500 Ambrose Poynter Tudor Revival in brick with two west turrets.[17][18] II
St Mary, Portsmouth, Hampshire
—
 1838 1,003 Thomas Ellis Owen Gothic Revival with a tower. Demolished about 1888.[11]
—
St John, Brighton,
East Sussex
50°49′26″N 0°07′53″W / 50.8239°N 0.1315°W / 50.8239; -0.1315 (St John's Church, Brighton)		 1838–39 1,000 George Cheesman Neoclassical Doric style. Now Greek Orthodox Church.[7][19] II
Holy Trinity, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire
—
 1839–40 1,086 A. F. Livesay Gothic Revival with a bell turret. In ruins.[11]
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St Paul, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
52°11′51″N 0°07′46″E / 52.1976°N 0.1294°E / 52.1976; 0.1294 (St Paul's Church, Cambridge)		 1840–41 300 Ambrose Poynter Tudor Revival in brick with a west tower. Chancel added 1864; transepts in 1893.[17][20] II
St James, Milton, Hampshire
—
 1840–41 150 A. F. Livesay Norman Revival with a bell turret. Replaced in 1913.[11]
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Holy Trinity, Coates, Cambridgeshire
52°33′45″N 0°04′33″W / 52.5626°N 0.0758°W / 52.5626; -0.0758 (Holy Trinity Church, Coates)		 1841 250 James William Wild Norman Revival in brick with a northeast tower. Aisles added in 1874 and 1890.[17][21] II
Holy Trinity,
Halstead, Essex
51°56′36″N 0°37′47″E / 51.9434°N 0.6296°E / 51.9434; 0.6296 (Holy Trinity Church, Halstead)		 1843–44 500 George Gilbert Scott and William Moffatt Gothic Revival with a southwest tower and spire.[11][22] II*
St Peter, Southampton, Hampshire
50°54′33″N 1°24′39″W / 50.9091°N 1.4108°W / 50.9091; -1.4108 (St Peter's Church, Southampton)		 1843–44 350 Owen Carter Norman Revival with a tower and spire. Redundant since 1981.[11][23] II
St Thomas, West Hyde, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
51°36′53″N 0°30′41″W / 51.6148°N 0.5115°W / 51.6148; -0.5115 (St Thomas' Church, West Hyde)		 1844 300 Thomas Smith Norman Revival with a turret.[6][24] II
Holy Trinity, Milton, Kent
—
 1844–45 600 James Wilson Gothic Revival style.[6]
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Holy Trinity,
Oxford, Oxfordshire
—
 1844–45 300 Henry Underwood Gothic Revival with a bell turret.[25]
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St John the Evangelist, King's Lynn, Norfolk
—
 1845–46 500 Anthony Salvin Gothic Revival with a tower. Bombed; demolished.[14]
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St Paul, Brighton,
East Sussex
50°49′19″N 0°08′41″W / 50.8220°N 0.1446°W / 50.8220; -0.1446 (St Paul's Church, Brighton)
1846–48 1,000 Richard Cromwell Carpenter Gothic Revival with a tower. Spire added 1874; narthex 1887.[7][26] II*
St James, Gravesend, Kent
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 1848–52 200 Samuel Daukes Gothic Revival with towers. Demolished 1968.[6]
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All Saints', Hockerill, Hertfordshire
—
 1850–51 160 George Pritchett Gothic Revival style. Burnt down in 1935 and replaced in 1936.[27][28] II
Christ Church, South Banbury, Oxfordshire
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 1851–52 350 Benjamin Ferrey Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Steeple added 1880. Demolished.[25]
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All Saints, Leavesden, Watford, Hertfordshire
51°41′44″N 0°23′18″W / 51.6955°N 0.3884°W / 51.6955; -0.3884 (All Saints Church, Leavesden)
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 1852–53 125 George Gilbert Scott Gothic Revival style. Additions in 1920.[6][29] II
St John the Baptist,
Hove, East Sussex
50°49′37″N 0°09′54″W / 50.8269°N 0.1649°W / 50.8269; -0.1649 (St John's Church, Hove)
1853 5 William and Edward Habershon Gothic Revival style. Tower and spire added 1859.[7][30] II
St Luke, Southampton, Hampshire
50°54′50″N 1°23′54″W / 50.9139°N 1.3982°W / 50.9139; -1.3982 (St Luke's Church, Southampton)		 1853 250 John Elliott Gothic Revival with a turret. Now a Sikh temple.[11][31] II
Holy Trinity, Winchester, Hampshire
51°03′53″N 1°18′40″W / 51.0648°N 1.3112°W / 51.0648; -1.3112 (Holy Trinity Church, Winchester)		 1853 300 Henry Woodyer Gothic Revival with a turret.[11][32] II*
St Paul, Chatham, Kent
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 1853–54 300 Alexander Gough Norman Revival with a tower. Restored 1890, demolished.[6]
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Christ Church, Lee Park, Kent
—
 1853–54 5 George Gilbert Scott Gothic Revival style. Steeple added 1877. Demolished.[6]
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Christ Church, Milton, Kent
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 1854–56 125 Richard Cromwell Carpenter Gothic Revival with a central tower. Enlarged 1870. Replaced 1934.[6]
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Christ Church, Northam, Southampton
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 1855–56 175 Alfred Lock and John Duckett Gothic Revival in brick. Demolished about 1890.[11]
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See also

References

Notes
  1. "Listed Buildings". Historic England. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  2. Port (2006), p. 326
  3. Historic England, "Church of St John the Divine, Chatham (1268218)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
  4. Historic England, "Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bransgore (1156301)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
  5. Historic England, "Church of St George, Ramsgate (1085430)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
  6. Port (2006), p. 334
  7. Port (2006), p. 342
  8. Historic England, "Church of St Peter, Brighton (1380903)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
  9. Historic England, "Church of Holy Trinity, Maidstone (1086302)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
  10. Historic England, "Trinity Arts Centre (formerly Holy Trinity Church), Tunbridge Wells (1223642)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
  11. Port (2006), p. 333
  12. Historic England, "Church of All Saints, Landport (1387021)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
  13. Historic England, "Christ Church, Waltham Cross (1100564)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
  14. Port (2006), p. 339
  15. Historic England, "Church of St Spyridon, Great Yarmouth (1096827)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
  16. Historic England, "Parish Church of the Holy Trinity, Sheerness (1242870)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
  17. Port (2006), p. 331
  18. Historic England, "Church of Christ Church, Cambridge (1126147)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
  19. Historic England, "Church of St John the Evangelist, Brighton (1380049)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
  20. Historic England, "Church of St Paul, Cambridge (1349075)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
  21. Historic England, "Church of Holy Trinity, Coates (1287280)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
  22. Historic England, "Holy Trinity Church, Halstead (1122421)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
  23. Historic England, "Church of St Peter, Southampton (1092038)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
  24. Historic England, "Church of St Thomas, West Hyde (1173848)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
  25. Port (2006), p. 340
  26. Historic England, "Church of St Paul and attached walls, Brighton (1381098)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
  27. Historic England, "Church of All Saints, Bishop's Stortford (1176684)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
  28. "All Saints', Hockerill, Bishop's Stortford". The Herts and Essex Observer. 25 July 1936.
  29. Historic England, "Church of All Saints, Leavesden (1175616)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
  30. Historic England, "Church of St John the Baptist, Hove (1187551)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
  31. Historic England, "Church of St Luke, Southampton (1092040)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
  32. Historic England, "Church of the Holy Trinity, Winchester (1350718)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
Bibliography
  • Port, M. H. (2006), 600 New Churches: The Church Building Commission 1818-1856 (2nd ed.), Reading: Spire Books, ISBN 978-1-904965-08-4