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.

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	—	1820–22	16,869	Francis Goodwin	Gothic Revival with four turrets. Bombed about 1941; demolished.[2]	—
St John the Divine, Chatham, Kent 51.3823°N 0.5224°E		1821–22	13,797	Robert Smirke	Neoclassical Doric with a tower. Closed in 2004.[2][3]	II*
St Mary the Virgin, Bransgore, Hampshire 50.7766°N 1.7302°W		1822	2,649	Joseph Hannaford	Gothic Revival with a tower. Chancel added 1873.[2][4]	II
St George, Ramsgate, Kent 51.3361°N 1.4178°E		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 50.8285°N 0.1348°W		1826–28	4,858	Charles Barry	Gothic Revival with a west tower. Chancel added 1906.[7][8]	II*
Holy Trinity, Maidstone, Kent 51.2750°N 0.5257°E		1826–28	7,373	John Whichcord	Neoclassical Doric with a tower and steeple. Converted.[6][9]	II
Holy Trinity, Tunbridge Wells, Kent 51.1328°N 0.2622°E		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 50.8049°N 1.0861°W		1825–27	13,682	Jacob Owen	Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Bombed and restored.[2][12]	II
Holy Trinity, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire 51.6922°N 0.0337°W		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 52.6029°N 1.7309°E		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 51.4398°N 0.7638°E		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 52.2079°N 0.1334°ED	—	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 50.8239°N 0.1315°W		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 52.1976°N 0.1294°E		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 52.5626°N 0.0758°W		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 51.9434°N 0.6296°E		1843–44	500	George Gilbert Scott and William Moffatt	Gothic Revival with a southwest tower and spire.[11][22]	II*
St Peter, Southampton, Hampshire 50.9091°N 1.4108°W		1843–44	350	Owen Carter	Norman Revival with a tower and spire. Redundant since 1981.[11][23]	II
St Thomas, West Hyde, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire 51.6148°N 0.5115°W		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 50.8220°N 0.1446°W		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 51.6955°N 0.3884°W	—	1852–53	125	George Gilbert Scott	Gothic Revival style. Additions in 1920.[6][29]	II
St John the Baptist, Hove, East Sussex 50.8269°N 0.1649°W		1853	5	William and Edward Habershon	Gothic Revival style. Tower and spire added 1859.[7][30]	II
St Luke, Southampton, Hampshire 50.9139°N 1.3982°W		1853	250	John Elliott	Gothic Revival with a turret. Now a Sikh temple.[11][31]	II
Holy Trinity, Winchester, Hampshire 51.0648°N 1.3112°W		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

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. 1936-07-25.
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