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.

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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[edit]

Name and location Photograph Date Grant
in £ 		Architect Notes and refs. Grade
St Paul, Southsea, Hampshire
—
 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
—
 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]
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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
—
 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]
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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
—
 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
—
 1855–56 175 Alfred Lock and John Duckett Gothic Revival in brick. Demolished about 1890.[11]
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References[edit]

Notes
  1. ^ "Listed Buildings". Historic England. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Port (2006), p. 334
  7. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b 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
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