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