List of Commissioners' churches in southwest 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 South West 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity, Bath, Somerset |
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1819–22 | 4,000 | John Lowder | Gothic Revival with a southwest tower and spire. Bombed 1942; demolished 1957. |
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| All Saints, Lower Brixham, Devon 50°23′43″N 3°30′58″W / 50.3954°N 3.5162°W |
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c. 1819–24 | 1,552 | Thomas Lidstone | Gothic Revival style. Rebuilt 1894–1906 possibly incorporating parts of the original church. | II |
| Holy Trinity, Kingswood, Gloucestershire 51°27′43″N 2°30′14″W / 51.4620°N 2.5039°W |
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c. 1820–21 | 2,457 | James Foster | Gothic Revival with a tower. Chancel added 1889. | II* |
| St George, Brandon Hill, Bristol 51°27′15″N 2°36′14″W / 51.4543°N 2.6038°W |
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1821–23 | 9,263 | Robert Smirke | Neoclassical Doric with a portico and cupola. | II* |
| St Paul, Starcross, Devon 50°37′31″N 3°26′58″W / 50.6252°N 3.4494°W |
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1826–27 | 1,491 | Charles Hedgeland | Greek style with a cupola. Rebuilt 1854. | II |
| St Paul, Chacewater, Cornwall 50°15′13″N 5°09′23″W / 50.2537°N 5.1564°W |
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1826–28 | 2,976 | Charles Hutchins | Gothic Revival with a tower. Rebuilt other than the tower 1892. | II |
| Holy Trinity, St Day, Cornwall 50°14′15″N 5°11′02″W / 50.2374°N 5.1839°W |
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1826–28 | 3,178 | Charles Hutchins | Gothic Revival with a west tower. Derelict. | II |
| St Mary, Redruth, Cornwall |
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1827–28 | 1,523 | Charles Hutchins | Gothic Revival with a west turret. Demolished. |
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| St John, Truro, Cornwall 50°15′36″N 5°03′13″W / 50.2601°N 5.0537°W |
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1827–28 | 1,407 | Philip Sambell | Neoclassical with a bell turret. Altered 1893–1900. | II |
| St Saviour, Bath, Somerset 51°23′45″N 2°20′47″W / 51.3957°N 2.3464°W |
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1829–31 | 4,263 | John Pinch the younger | Gothic Revival with a west tower. Chancel added 1882. | II* |
| St Paul, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 51°54′25″N 2°04′38″W / 51.9070°N 2.0772°W |
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1829–31 | 3,626 | John Forbes | Neoclassical Ionic with a portico and tower. Additions in 1917. | II* |
| Holy Trinity, Bristol 51°27′29″N 2°34′34″W / 51.4581°N 2.5760°W |
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1829–32 | 6,031 | Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson | Gothic Revival with two turrets and a clerestory. Enlarged 1889. | II* |
| St Mark, Bath, Somerset 51°22′35″N 2°21′31″W / 51.3765°N 2.3585°W |
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1830–31 | 4,840 | George Phillips Manners | Gothic Revival with a west tower. Chancel added 1883; redundant since 1972. | II |
| St Paul, East Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon |
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1830–31 | 3,180 | John Foulston | Gothic Revival with a tower. Chancel added 1891. Demolished. |
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| Christ Church, Warminster, Wiltshire 51°12′00″N 2°11′11″W / 51.2000°N 2.1864°W |
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1830–31 | 1,755 | John Leachman | Gothic Revival with a tower. Chancel added 1871, nave arcades 1881. | II |
| Christ Church, Shaw, Wiltshire 51°23′25″N 2°09′41″W / 51.3904°N 2.1614°W |
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1836–38 | 400 | Thomas Henry Wyatt | Gothic Revival styles. Steeple added 1905. | II* |
| Holy Trinity, Selwood, Frome, Somerset 51°14′02″N 2°19′41″W / 51.2339°N 2.3280°W |
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1836–39 | 300 | Henry Goodridge | Gothic Revival with a northeast tower and spirelets. | II* |
| Holy Trinity, Trowbridge, Wiltshire 51°19′07″N 2°12′53″W / 51.3187°N 2.2147°W |
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1837–38 | 1,676 | A. F. Livesay | Gothic Revival with a tower. | II* |
| Holy Trinity, Bridgwater, Somerset |
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1838–39 | 962 | Richard Carver | Gothic Revival style. Restored 1876; demolished. |
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| Christ Church, Coxley, St Cuthbert Out, Somerset 51°11′13″N 2°40′46″W / 51.1870°N 2.6795°W |
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1838–39 | 250 | Richard Carver | Gothic Revival style. | II |
| Holy Trinity, Stroudshill, Stroud, Gloucestershire 51°44′36″N 2°12′30″W / 51.7433°N 2.2083°W |
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1838–40 | 1,142 | James Foster | Gothic Revival with a bell turret. | II |
| Christ Church, Derry Hill, Wiltshire 51°26′14″N 2°03′18″W / 51.4372°N 2.0551°W |
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1839–40 | 250 | Thomas Henry Wyatt and David Brandon | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. | II |
| St Paul, Whiteshill, Gloucestershire 51°45′35″N 2°13′56″W / 51.7598°N 2.2321°W |
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1839–41 | 400 | James Foster | Norman Revival with a tower. Transepts added 1882. | II |
| Holy Trinity, Plymouth, Devon |
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1840–42 | 1,000 | George Wightwick | Italian style with a bell turret. Ddemolished. |
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| Christ Church, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire 51°21′04″N 2°14′56″W / 51.3510°N 2.2490°W |
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1841 | 350 | George Phillips Manners | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Chancel added 1878. | II* |
| St Luke, Bristol 51°27′16″N 2°33′50″W / 51.4544°N 2.5640°W |
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1842–43 | 500 | Samuel Welch | Gothic Revival with a tower, cupola and spire. | II |
| St Paul, Easton, St Cuthbert Out, Somerset 51°13′33″N 2°41′54″W / 51.2257°N 2.6982°W |
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1842–43 | 150 | Richard Carver | Norman Revival with transepts. | II |
| St Michael, Devonport, Devon |
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1843–45 | 1,000 | Benjamin Ferrey | Gothic Revival with a bell gable and turret. Bombed 1942; demolished. |
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| Holy Trinity, Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire 51°14′50″N 2°13′02″W / 51.2472°N 2.2171°W |
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1844 | 400 | Thomas Henry Wyatt | Norman Revival with a tower and transepts. | II* |
| Christ Church, Plymouth, Devon |
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1844–45 | 1,000 | George Wightwick | Tudor Revival with bell turrets. Altered 1876; demolished. |
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| St Mary Magdalene, Barnstaple, Devon |
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1845–46 | 500 | Benjamin Ferrey | Gothic Revival with a tower. Demolished about 1977. |
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| St Simon, Bristol |
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1846–47 | 300 | Samuel Gabriel and John Hicks | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Altered 1876. |
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| St Michael, Baldhu, Cornwall |
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1847–48 | 200 | William White | Demolished 1991. |
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| St Michael, Bristol 51°27′43″N 2°31′16″W / 51.4619°N 2.5211°W |
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1847–48 | 100 | Samuel Gabriel | Gothic Revival style. Altered 1897. | II |
| Holy Trinity, Carnmenellis, Cornwall |
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1848–51 | 150 | John Hayward | Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Demolished. |
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| St George, Truro, Cornwall 50°15′51″N 5°03′33″W / 50.2643°N 5.0591°W |
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1848–55 | 100 | Rev. W. Haslam | Gothic Revival with a transepts, and a tower. | II |
| St Jude, Bristol 51°27′27″N 2°34′48″W / 51.4574°N 2.5800°W |
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c. 1849 | 275 | Samuel Gabriel | Gothic Revival style. Redundant. | II |
| St Paul, Charlestown, Cornwall 50°20′10″N 4°45′39″W / 50.3361°N 4.7607°W |
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1849–50 | 250 | Christopher Eales | Gothic Revival with transepts. | II |
| St Paul, Devonport, Devon |
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1849–50 | 350 | J. P. St Aubyn | Gothic Revival with a spire. Bombed 1942; demolished. |
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| St James, Devonport, Devon |
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1849–51 | 400 | J. P. St Aubyn | Gothic Revival with a southwest steeple. Bombed 1942; demolished. |
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| St John the Baptist, Godolphin Cross, Cornwall 50°08′00″N 5°20′48″W / 50.1333°N 5.3466°W |
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1849–51 | 220 | J. P. St Aubyn | Gothic Revival style. Redundant since 2002. | II |
| St Peter, Treverbyn, Cornwall 50°22′48″N 4°47′23″W / 50.3799°N 4.7897°W |
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1849–51 | 150 | G. E. Street | Gothic Revival with a west bell gable. | II |
| St Mary, Devonport, Devon |
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1850–51 | 350 | J. P. St Aubyn | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Bombed 1942; converted. |
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| Holy Jesus Church, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire 51°50′18″N 2°34′34″W / 51.8384°N 2.5761°W |
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1850–51 | 100 | Henry Woodyer | Gothic Revival with a tower. Altered 1913. | II |
| St John the Evangelist, Tatworth, Somerset 50°50′52″N 2°57′27″W / 50.8478°N 2.9574°W |
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1850–51 | 300 | John Pinch the younger | Gothic Revival style. | II |
| St John the Baptist, Pendeen, Cornwall 50°09′00″N 5°39′55″W / 50.1501°N 5.6653°W |
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1850–52 | 200 | Rev. R. Aitken | Gothic Revival with a tower. |
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| Holy Trinity, Penponds, Cornwall 50°12′24″N 5°18′57″W / 50.2068°N 5.3159°W |
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1850–54 | 150 | J. P. St Aubyn | Gothic Revival style. |
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| St John the Evangelist, Plymouth, Devon 50°22′13″N 4°07′42″W / 50.3703°N 4.1283°W |
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1851–55 | 300 | Benjamin Ferrey | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. | II |
| St Luke, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 51°53′41″N 2°04′22″W / 51.8947°N 2.0729°W |
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1853–54 | 250 | Frederick Ordish | Gothic Revival with a west tower, spire and transepts. Altered 1866. | II |
| St Clement, Bristol |
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1854–55 | 100 | Samuel Gabriel and Hurst | Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Rebuilt. |
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See also
- List of Commissioners' churches in eastern England
- 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 Wales
- List of Commissioners' churches in Yorkshire
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