List of Commissioners' churches in eastern England
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.
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Churches
Name and location | Photograph | Date | Grant in £ | Architect | Notes and refs. | Grade |
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St Paul, Southsea, Hampshire | — | 1820–22 | 16,869 | Francis Goodwin | Gothic Revival with four turrets. Bombed about 1941; demolished.[2] | — |
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 | — | 1825–28 | 10,000 | William Edmunds | Gothic Revival with a tower. Bombed and demolished.[6] | — |
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 | — | 1829–30 | 3,731 | Benjamin Bramble | Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Replaced in 1890.[11] | — |
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 | — | 1833–35 | 3,556 | William Edmunds | Gothic Revival with a two turrets and spires. Demolished.[6] | — |
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 | — | 1837–38 | 500 | George Cheesman | Gothic Revival with an east tower and spire. Demolished.[7] | — |
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] | — |
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] | — |
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] | — |
Holy Trinity, Oxford, Oxfordshire | — | 1844–45 | 300 | Henry Underwood | Gothic Revival with a bell turret.[25] | — |
St John the Evangelist, King's Lynn, Norfolk | — | 1845–46 | 500 | Anthony Salvin | Gothic Revival with a tower. Bombed; demolished.[14] | — |
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 | — | 1848–52 | 200 | Samuel Daukes | Gothic Revival with towers. Demolished 1968.[6] | — |
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 | — | 1851–52 | 350 | Benjamin Ferrey | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Steeple added 1880. Demolished.[25] | — |
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) | — | 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 | — | 1853–54 | 300 | Alexander Gough | Norman Revival with a tower. Restored 1890, demolished.[6] | — |
Christ Church, Lee Park, Kent | — | 1853–54 | 5 | George Gilbert Scott | Gothic Revival style. Steeple added 1877. Demolished.[6] | — |
Christ Church, Milton, Kent | — | 1854–56 | 125 | Richard Cromwell Carpenter | Gothic Revival with a central tower. Enlarged 1870. Replaced 1934.[6] | — |
Christ Church, Northam, Southampton | — | 1855–56 | 175 | Alfred Lock and John Duckett | Gothic Revival in brick. Demolished about 1890.[11] | — |
See also
- List of Commissioners' churches in the English Midlands
- List of Commissioners' churches in London
- List of Commissioners' churches in Northeast and Northwest England
- List of Commissioners' churches in southwest England
- List of Commissioners' churches in Wales
- List of Commissioners' churches in Yorkshire
References
- Notes
- ^ "Listed Buildings". Historic England. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Port (2006), p. 326
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St John the Divine, Chatham (1268218)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bransgore (1156301)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St George, Ramsgate (1085430)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Port (2006), p. 334
- ^ a b c d e Port (2006), p. 342
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Peter, Brighton (1380903)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Church of Holy Trinity, Maidstone (1086302)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Trinity Arts Centre (formerly Holy Trinity Church), Tunbridge Wells (1223642)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Port (2006), p. 333
- ^ Historic England, "Church of All Saints, Landport (1387021)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Christ Church, Waltham Cross (1100564)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ^ a b Port (2006), p. 339
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Spyridon, Great Yarmouth (1096827)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Parish Church of the Holy Trinity, Sheerness (1242870)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ^ a b c Port (2006), p. 331
- ^ Historic England, "Church of Christ Church, Cambridge (1126147)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St John the Evangelist, Brighton (1380049)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Paul, Cambridge (1349075)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Church of Holy Trinity, Coates (1287280)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Holy Trinity Church, Halstead (1122421)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Peter, Southampton (1092038)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Thomas, West Hyde (1173848)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ^ a b Port (2006), p. 340
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Paul and attached walls, Brighton (1381098)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Church of All Saints, Bishop's Stortford (1176684)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ^ "All Saints', Hockerill, Bishop's Stortford". The Herts and Essex Observer. 25 July 1936.
- ^ Historic England, "Church of All Saints, Leavesden (1175616)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St John the Baptist, Hove (1187551)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ^ Historic England, "Church of St Luke, Southampton (1092040)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 January 2013
- ^ 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