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 Midlands and the West Midlands.
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Grade I or A |
Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important. | ||||||||||||
Grade II* or B |
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. | ||||||||||||
Grade II or C |
Buildings of national importance and special interest. | ||||||||||||
"—" denotes a work that is not graded. |
Name and location | Photograph | Date | Grant in £ |
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St George, Birmingham, West Midlands | 1819–22 | 12,752 | Thomas Rickman | Gothic Revival with a tower and clerestory. Demolished 1960.[2] | —
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All Saints, Trefonen, Shropshire |
1820 | 300 | Thomas Jones | Gothic Revival with a porch and belfry. Chancel added 1876.[3][4] | —
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Holy Trinity, Bordesley, West Midlands |
1820–22 | 14,246 | Francis Goodwin | Gothic Revival with two west turrets. Redundant since 1971.[2] | II[5] | |
St Paul, Nottingham | 1821–23 | 15,748 | William Wilkins | Neoclassical Doric with a tower and cupola. Demolished.[3] | —
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St George, Kidderminster, Worcestershire |
1821–24 | 17,047 | Francis Goodwin | Gothic Revival with a tower. Restored in 1924 after a fire.[2] | II*[6] | |
Christ Church, West Bromwich, West Midlands |
1821–28 | 17,273 | Francis Goodwin | Gothic Revival with a tower. Altered about 1880.[3] | —
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St. Barnabas, Erdington, Birmingham |
1822–23 | 5,348 | Thomas Rickman | Gothic Revival with a tower. Additions in 1883.[2] | II[7] | |
St Paul, Stockingford, Nuneaton, Warwickshire |
1822–23 | 2,354 | John Russell | Neoclassical with a tower. Chancel added 1897.[2] | II[8] | |
St Peter, Belper, Derbyshire |
1822–24 | 11,922 | Matthew Habershon | Gothic Revival with a west tower and pinnacles.[9] | II[10] | |
St George, Leicester |
1823–26 | 16,130 | William Parsons | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Burnt in 1911 and restored.[11] | II[12] | |
St Peter, Dale End, Birmingham, West Midlands |
1825–27 | 18,066 | Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson |
Neoclassical Doric with a cupola. Demolished 1899.[2] | —
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St John the Evangelist, Derby, Derbyshire |
1826–28 | 4,619 | Francis Goodwin | Gothic Revival with four angle turrets. Chancel added in 1871.[13] | II*[14] | |
St Thomas, Holloway Head, Birmingham, West Midlands |
1826–29 | 15,915 | Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson |
Greek Revival with a tower. Bombed 1941.[2] |
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St George, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire |
1827–28 | 4,952 | Francis Octavius Bedford | Gothic Revival with a tower and pinnacles. Later additions.[15] | II*[16] | |
St Mary, Bilston, West Midlands |
1827–29 | 7,749 | Francis Goodwin | Gothic Revival with a tower.[17] | II*[18] | |
Christ Church, Coseley, West Midlands |
1827–29 | 8,632 | Thomas Lee, junior | Gothic Revival with a tower. Restored in 1883.[15] | C[19] | |
St Andrew, Netherton, West Midlands |
1827–29 | 8,661 | Thomas Lee, junior | Gothic Revival with a tower. Subsequent additions.[2] | II[20] | |
St Paul, Burslem, Staffordshire | 1828–29 | 7,763 | Lewis Vulliamy | Gothic Revival with a tower. Rebuilt in 1874; subsequently demolished.[17] | —
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St George, Wolverhampton, West Midlands |
1828–30 | 6,968 | James Morgan | Neoclassical Doric with a tower and spire. Redundant since 1978.[15] | II[21] | |
St George, Claines, Worcestershire | 1829–30 | 2,195 | James Lucy | Gothic Revival with a tower. Demolished 1894.[22] | —
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St George, New Mills, Derbyshire |
1829–30 | 2,691 | Robert Dennis Chantrell | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Chancel added in 1897–98.[23] | C[24] | |
Holy Trinity, Wordsley, West Midlands |
1829–30 | 3,818 | Lewis Vulliamy | Gothic Revival with a tower.[15] | C[25] | |
St George, Frankwell, Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
1829–31 | 2,551 | Edward Haycock | Gothic Revival with a tower and transepts.[17][26] | II[27] | |
St Thomas, Brampton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire |
1830–31 | 2,063 | John Woodhead and William Hurst | Gothic Revival with a west tower. Chancel added 1891.[23] | C[28] | |
St James, Riddings, Derbyshire |
1830–31 | 2,140 | Francis Octavius Bedford | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire.[23] | II[29] | |
Christ Church, Tunstall, Staffordshire |
1830–31 | 2,146 | Francis Octavius Bedford | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Later additions.[15] | II[30] | |
Christ Church, Coventry, West Midlands |
1830–32 | 8,986 | Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson |
Gothic Revival style. Bombed; only the medieval spire remains.[31] | —
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St Mark, Shelton, Staffordshire |
1831–33 | 9,381 | John Oates | Gothic Revival with a tower. Chancel added 1868.[15] | II[32] | |
All Saints, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands |
1832–33 | 1,020 | Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson |
Gothic Revival with turrets. Chancel added 1881; demolished.[31] | —
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Holy Trinity, Wrockwardine Wood, Shropshire |
1832–33 | 300 | John Baddeley | Greek Revival in brick with a tower. Later enlarged.[17] | II[33] | |
St James the Less, Longton, Staffordshire | 1832–34 | 10,273 | Thomas Johnson | Gothic Revival with a tower. Rebuilt in 1878.[15] | II[34] | |
Emmanuel, Loughborough, Leicestershire |
1835–37 | 2,143 | Thomas Rickman | Gothic Revival with a tower. Additions in 1909 and 1990.[35] | II[36] | |
St Luke, Ironbridge, Shropshire |
1836–37 | 200 | Thomas Smith | Gothic Revival with a tower.[17][37] | II[38] | |
St Stephen, Sneinton, Nottingham |
1837–39 | 1,303 | Thomas Rickman and R. C. Hussey | Gothic Revival with a tower. Expanded in 1912.[17][39] | II[39] | |
Christ Church, Catshill, Worcestershire |
c. 1838 | 200 | Harvey Eginton | Gothic Revival with a tower. Chancel added in 1871.[31][40] | C[39] | |
St James the Great, Eve Hill, Dudley, West Midlands |
1838–39 | 750 | William Bourne | Gothic Revival with a west tower. Chancel added in 1869.[22] | II[41] | |
St Paul, Tipton, West Midlands |
1838–39 | 2,000 | Robert Ebbels | Gothic Revival with a tower. Altered in 1899.[15] | —
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Christ Church, Wellington, Shropshire |
1838–39 | 400 | Thomas Smith | Gothic Revival style.[17][42] | II[43] | |
Holy Trinity, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire |
1838–40 | 400 | Henry Isaac Stevens | Gothic Revival with a tower. Chancel added 1866.[35] | C[44] | |
St James, Daventry, Northamptonshire | 1839 | 200 | Hugh Smith | Demolished 1962.[45] | —
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St Peter, Coventry, West Midlands |
1840–41 | 800 | Robert Ebbels | Gothic Revival with a west tower. Now redundant.[31][46] | B[46] | |
St Paul, Foleshill, Coventry, West Midlands | 1840–41 | 500 | James Ackroyd | Gothic Revival with a tower. Bombed; demolished.[31] | —
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St Peter, Upper Gornal, West Midlands |
1840–41 | 722 | Robert Ebbels | Gothic Revival with two turrets. Chancel added in 1857, apse in 1865.[15] | —
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Christ Church, Oldbury, West Midlands |
1840–41 | 3,142 | Thomas Johnson | Gothic Revival with a northwest tower in brick. Chancel added 1867.[22] | II[47] | |
Holy Trinity, Attleborough, Nuneaton, Warwickshire |
1841 | 250 | Thomas Larkins Walker | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire.[31] | II[48] | |
St Edmund, Northampton | 1841 | 250 | Charles Vickers | Gothic Revival style. Enlarged 1891; demolished.[45] | —
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Holy Trinity, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire |
1841–42 | 600 | Thomas Johnson | Gothic Revival with a steeple. Chancel added 1864.[35] | C[49] | |
St Thomas, Mow Cop, Staffordshire |
1841–42 | 300 | Thomas Stanley | Gothic Revival with a tower.[15] | II[50] | |
St John the Baptist, Kidderminster, Worcestershire |
1842–43 | 200 | George Alexander | Norman Revival in brick with a tower and spire. Rebuilt in 1890–94 other than the tower and spire.[22] | —
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St Paul, Hyson Green, Nottingham | 1843 | 325 | Henry Isaac Stevens | Enlarged 1889–95.[17] | —
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Christ Church, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire |
1843–44 | 400 | Joseph Mitchell | Gothic Revival with a west tower and transepts.[17][51] | II[51] | |
St. John the Baptist, Leenside, Nottingham | 1843–44 | 800 | George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt | Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Bombed; demolished.[17] | —
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St Michael, Pelsall, West Midlands |
1843–44 | 250 | George Hamilton | Gothic Revival style. Tower added in 1875; chancel in 1889.[15] | —
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St John, Brockmoor, Dudley, West Midlands |
1844–45 | 500 | Thomas Smith | Norman Revival in brick with transepts and a cupola.[17] | II[52] | |
St Thomas, Keresley, West Midlands |
1844–45 | 300 | Benjamin Ferrey | Gothic Revival with a west tower and spire. Demolished 1980.[31] | —
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Christ Church, Radford, Nottingham | 1844–45 | 500 | Henry Isaac Stevens | Gothic Revival with a bell gable. Demolished about 1948.[17] | —
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St John the Evangelist, Hazelwood, Derbyshire |
1844–46 | 200 | Henry Isaac Stevens | Gothic Revival with a bell gable. Restored in 1903 after a fire.[23] | II[53] | |
St James the Great, Whitfield, Derbyshire |
1844–46 | 1,000 | Edwin Shellard | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Chancel enlarged in 1897.[23] | —
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St Luke, Little Dawley, Shropshire | 1845 | 300 | Robert Griffiths | Norman Revival with a bell turret. Converted into residential accommodation.[17][52] | II[52] | |
St John, Wednesbury, West Midlands | 1845 | 400 | Samuel Daukes and John R. Hamilton | Gothic Revival with a northwest tower. Restored in 1883.[15] | —
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St Peter, East Stockwith, Lincolnshire |
1845–46 | 100 | Thomas Johnson | Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Restored in 1899.[35] | II[54] | |
St Paul, Morton, Lincolnshire |
1845–46 | 150 | Thomas Johnson | Gothic Revival with a tower. Replaced in 1891, other than the tower.[35] | C[55] | |
Christ Church, Quarry Bank, Dudley, West Midlands |
1845–46 | 500 | Thomas Smith | Gothic Revival in brick with a cupola and transepts. Chancel added 1897.[15] | —
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St Luke, Cradley Heath, West Midlands |
1845–47 | 500 | William Bourne | Gothic Revival with transepts. Apse added 1874.[15] | —
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St Mark, Pensnett, Dudley, West Midlands |
1846–49 | 500 | John Derick | Gothic Revival with a tower and turrets. Restored in 1924.[15] | C[56] | |
Christ Church, Cotmanhay, Derbyshire | 1847 | 300 | Henry Isaac Stevens | Gothic Revival with a polygonal bell turret. Demolished in 1987.[23] | —
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Holy Trinity, Milford, Derbyshire |
1847–48 | 250 | William Bonython Moffatt | Gothic Revival with a northwest bell turret. Vestry added in 1910.[23] | II[57] | |
St James, Wednesbury, West Midlands |
1847–48 | 500 | William Horton | Gothic Revival with a tower. Enlarged in 1857, 1865, and 1885.[15] | —
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St Matthew, Etruria, Staffordshire |
1847–49 | 250 | Henry Ward and Son | Gothic Revival with a bell turret.[15] | —
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Holy Trinity, Hanley, Staffordshire |
1847–49 | 325 | Henry Ward and Son | Norman Revival with a turret.[15] | —
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Holy Trinity, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire |
1847–49 | 250 | James Trubshaw | Gothic Revival with a bell turret, north tower and spire.[15] | II[58] | |
St Mark, Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton, West Midlands |
1848–49 | 250 | Charles Orford | Gothic Revival with a west tower and spire. Redundant since 1978.[15] | II[59] | |
St John, Charlesworth, Derbyshire |
1848–49 | 250 | Joseph Mitchell | Gothic Revival with a north tower.[23] | II[60] | |
St Thomas, Coventry, West Midlands |
1848–49 | 230 | Edmund Sharpe and E. G. Paley | Gothic Revival with a northwest turret. Demolished.[31] | II[61] | |
St Matthew, Wolverhampton, West Midlands |
1848–49 | 300 | Edward Banks | Gothic Revival style. Demolished 1963.[15] | —
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St Saviour, Saltley, Birmingham, West Midlands |
1848–50 | 300 | R. C. Hussey | Gothic Revival style. Spire added 1871.[31] | II[62] | |
St Mark, Ocker Hill, Tipton, West Midlands |
1849 | 250 | George Hamilton and Henry Saunders | Gothic Revival in brick with a bell gable.[15] | —
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St Jude, Birmingham, West Midlands |
1850–51 | 500 | Charles Orford | Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Demolished.[31] | —
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All Saints, Moxley, West Midlands |
1850–51 | 260 | William Horton | Gothic Revival style. Steeple added 1877.[15] | —
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Holy Trinity, Wednesfield Heath, West Midlands |
1850–52 | 220 | Edward Banks | Gothic Revival with a tower.[15] | —
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St Luke, Bilston, West Midlands |
1851–52 | 300 | Thomas Johnson | Gothic Revival with a southeast tower.[17] | —
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Holy Trinity, Chesterton, Staffordshire |
1851–52 | 150 | Henry Ward and Son | Gothic Revival with a tower.[17] | II[63] | |
St George, Darlaston, West Midlands |
1851–52 | 300 | Thomas Johnson | Gothic Revival style. Altered in 1885 adding a northwest steeple.[15] | —
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Holy Trinity, Sneyd, Staffordshire | 1851–52 | 350 | George Thomas Robinson | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire.[15] | —
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St John the Evangelist, Ladywood, Birmingham, West Midlands |
1851–54 | 267 | Samuel Sanders Teulon | Gothic Revival style. Chancel and transepts added in 1881.[31] | II[64] | |
St Paul, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands |
1852–53 | 300 | James Lyndon Pedley | Gothic Revival with a tower. Enlarged in 1868.[31] | —
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St Luke, Hanley, Staffordshire |
1852–54 | 200 | Henry Ward and Son | Gothic Revival with a tower.[15] | —
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St Paul, Edensor, Longton, Staffordshire |
1853 | 300 | Henry Ward and Son | Gothic Revival style.[15] | —
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St Luke, Silverdale, Staffordshire |
1853 | 100 | Richard Armstrong | Gothic Revival with a steeple.[15] | —
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Holy Trinity, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire |
1853–54 | 10 | Reeves and Butcher | Gothic Revival with a tower.[17][65][66] | II*[66] | |
St John the Divine, Leicester |
1853–54 | 1,000 | George Gilbert Scott | Gothic Revival style. Converted into flats.[35] | C[67] | |
St Stephen, Willenhall, West Midlands | 1853–54 | 300 | William Darby Griffin | Gothic Revival with a west bell gable. Demolished 1978.[15] | —
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Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire | c. 1854 | 80 | James Murray | Gothic Revival style. Northwest tower and spire added 1875–93.[31] | —
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Holy Trinity, Short Heath, Willenhall, West Midlands |
1854–55 | 245 | William Horton | Gothic Revival style.[15] | —
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St Matthew, Smethwick, Staffordshire |
1854–55 | 125 | Joseph James | Gothic Revival with a bell turret.[15] | II[68] | |
St John the Evangelist, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire |
1854–56 | 100 | Henry Isaac Stevens | Gothic Revival style.[17] | II[69] | |
St Matthias, Birmingham, West Midlands |
1855–56 | 380 | James Lyndon Pedley | Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Bombed; demolished 1952.[31] | —
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