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.

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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.	z —
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.	b 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.	c 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.	a I
Holy Trinity, Margate, Kent	—	1825–28	10,000	William Edmunds	Gothic Revival with a tower. Bombed and demolished.	z —
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.	b 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.	c 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.	b II*
St John, Forton, Hampshire	—	1829–30	3,731	Benjamin Bramble	Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Replaced in 1890.	z —
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.	c 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.	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.	c II
Holy Trinity, Dover, Kent	—	1833–35	3,556	William Edmunds	Gothic Revival with a two turrets and spires. Demolished.	z —
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.	c II
Christ Church, Brighton, East Sussex	—	1837–38	500	George Cheesman	Gothic Revival with an east tower and spire. Demolished.	z —
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.	c II
St Mary, Portsmouth, Hampshire	—	1838	1,003	Thomas Ellis Owen	Gothic Revival with a tower. Demolished about 1888.	z —
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.	c II
Holy Trinity, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire	—	1839–40	1,086	A. F. Livesay	Gothic Revival with a bell turret. In ruins.	z —
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.	c II
St James, Milton, Hampshire	—	1840–41	150	A. F. Livesay	Norman Revival with a bell turret. Replaced in 1913.	z —
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.	c 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.	b 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.	c 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.	c II
Holy Trinity, Milton, Kent	—	1844–45	600	James Wilson	Gothic Revival style.	z —
Holy Trinity, Oxford, Oxfordshire	—	1844–45	300	Henry Underwood	Gothic Revival with a bell turret.	z —
St John the Evangelist, King's Lynn, Norfolk	—	1845–46	500	Anthony Salvin	Gothic Revival with a tower. Bombed; demolished.	z —
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.	b II*
St James, Gravesend, Kent	—	1848–52	200	Samuel Daukes	Gothic Revival with towers. Demolished 1968.	z —
All Saints', Hockerill, Hertfordshire	—	1850–51	160	George Pritchett	Gothic Revival style. Burnt down in 1935 and replaced in 1936.	c II
Christ Church, South Banbury, Oxfordshire	—	1851–52	350	Benjamin Ferrey	Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Steeple added 1880. Demolished.	z —
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.	c 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.	c 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.	c 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.	b II*
St Paul, Chatham, Kent	—	1853–54	300	Alexander Gough	Norman Revival with a tower. Restored 1890, demolished.	z —
Christ Church, Lee Park, Kent	—	1853–54	5	George Gilbert Scott	Gothic Revival style. Steeple added 1877. Demolished.	z —
Christ Church, Milton, Kent	—	1854–56	125	Richard Cromwell Carpenter	Gothic Revival with a central tower. Enlarged 1870. Replaced 1934.	z —
Christ Church, Northam, Southampton	—	1855–56	175	Alfred Lock and John Duckett	Gothic Revival in brick. Demolished about 1890.	z —

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