List of Commissioners' churches in southwest 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 South West 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
Holy Trinity,
Bath, Somerset
1819–22 4,000 John Lowder Gothic Revival with a southwest tower and spire. Bombed 1942; demolished 1957.[2]
All Saints,
Lower Brixham, Devon
50°23′43″N 3°30′58″W / 50.3954°N 3.5162°W
c. 1819–24 1,552 Thomas Lidstone Gothic Revival style. Rebuilt 1894–1906 possibly incorporating parts of the original church.[3][4] II
Holy Trinity, Kingswood, Gloucestershire
51°27′43″N 2°30′14″W / 51.4620°N 2.5039°W
c. 1820–21 2,457 James Foster Gothic Revival with a tower. Chancel added 1889.[3][5] II*
St George,
Brandon Hill, Bristol
51°27′15″N 2°36′14″W / 51.4543°N 2.6038°W
1821–23 9,263 Robert Smirke Neoclassical Doric with a portico and cupola.[3][6] II*
St Paul,
Starcross, Devon
50°37′31″N 3°26′58″W / 50.6252°N 3.4494°W
1826–27 1,491 Charles Hedgeland Greek style with a cupola. Rebuilt 1854.[7][8] II
St Paul,
Chacewater, Cornwall
50°15′13″N 5°09′23″W / 50.2537°N 5.1564°W
1826–28 2,976 Charles Hutchins Gothic Revival with a tower. Rebuilt other than the tower 1892.[9][10] II
Holy Trinity,
St Day, Cornwall
50°14′15″N 5°11′02″W / 50.2374°N 5.1839°W
1826–28 3,178 Charles Hutchins Gothic Revival with a west tower. Derelict.[9][11] II
St Mary,
Redruth, Cornwall
1827–28 1,523 Charles Hutchins Gothic Revival with a west turret. Demolished.[9]
St John,
Truro, Cornwall
50°15′36″N 5°03′13″W / 50.2601°N 5.0537°W
1827–28 1,407 Philip Sambell Neoclassical with a bell turret. Altered 1893–1900.[9][12] II
St Saviour,
Bath, Somerset
51°23′45″N 2°20′47″W / 51.3957°N 2.3464°W
1829–31 4,263 John Pinch the younger Gothic Revival with a west tower. Chancel added 1882.[13][14] II*
St Paul, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
51°54′25″N 2°04′38″W / 51.9070°N 2.0772°W
1829–31 3,626 John Forbes Neoclassical Ionic with a portico and tower. Additions in 1917.[15][16] II*
Holy Trinity, Bristol
51°27′29″N 2°34′34″W / 51.4581°N 2.5760°W
1829–32 6,031 Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson Gothic Revival with two turrets and a clerestory. Enlarged 1889.[15][17] II*
St Mark,
Bath, Somerset
51°22′35″N 2°21′31″W / 51.3765°N 2.3585°W
1830–31 4,840 George Phillips Manners Gothic Revival with a west tower. Chancel added 1883; redundant since 1972.[13][18] II
St Paul,
East Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon
1830–31 3,180 John Foulston Gothic Revival with a tower. Chancel added 1891. Demolished.[7]
Christ Church,
Warminster, Wiltshire
51°12′00″N 2°11′11″W / 51.2000°N 2.1864°W
1830–31 1,755 John Leachman Gothic Revival with a tower. Chancel added 1871, nave arcades 1881.[19][20] II
Christ Church,
Shaw, Wiltshire
51°23′25″N 2°09′41″W / 51.3904°N 2.1614°W
1836–38 400 Thomas Henry Wyatt Gothic Revival styles. Steeple added 1905.[19][21] II*
Holy Trinity, Selwood, Frome, Somerset
51°14′02″N 2°19′41″W / 51.2339°N 2.3280°W
1836–39 300 Henry Goodridge Gothic Revival with a northeast tower and spirelets.[13][22] II*
Holy Trinity,
Trowbridge, Wiltshire
51°19′07″N 2°12′53″W / 51.3187°N 2.2147°W
1837–38 1,676 A. F. Livesay Gothic Revival with a tower.[19][23] II*
Holy Trinity,
Bridgwater, Somerset
1838–39 962 Richard Carver Gothic Revival style. Restored 1876; demolished.[13]
Christ Church, Coxley,
St Cuthbert Out, Somerset
51°11′13″N 2°40′46″W / 51.1870°N 2.6795°W
1838–39 250 Richard Carver Gothic Revival style.[13][24] II
Holy Trinity, Stroudshill, Stroud, Gloucestershire
51°44′36″N 2°12′30″W / 51.7433°N 2.2083°W
1838–40 1,142 James Foster Gothic Revival with a bell turret.[15][25] II
Christ Church,
Derry Hill, Wiltshire
51°26′14″N 2°03′18″W / 51.4372°N 2.0551°W
1839–40 250 Thomas Henry Wyatt and David Brandon Gothic Revival with a tower and spire.[19][26] II
St Paul, Whiteshill, Gloucestershire
51°45′35″N 2°13′56″W / 51.7598°N 2.2321°W
1839–41 400 James Foster Norman Revival with a tower. Transepts added 1882.[15][27] II
Holy Trinity,
Plymouth, Devon
1840–42 1,000 George Wightwick Italian style with a bell turret. Ddemolished.[7]
Christ Church,
Bradford on Avon,
Wiltshire
51°21′04″N 2°14′56″W / 51.3510°N 2.2490°W
1841 350 George Phillips Manners Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Chancel added 1878.[19][28] II*
St Luke, Bristol
51°27′16″N 2°33′50″W / 51.4544°N 2.5640°W
1842–43 500 Samuel Welch Gothic Revival with a tower, cupola and spire.[15][29] II
St Paul, Easton,
St Cuthbert Out, Somerset
51°13′33″N 2°41′54″W / 51.2257°N 2.6982°W
1842–43 150 Richard Carver Norman Revival with transepts.[13][30] II
St Michael,
Devonport, Devon
1843–45 1,000 Benjamin Ferrey Gothic Revival with a bell gable and turret. Bombed 1942; demolished.[7]
Holy Trinity,
Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire
51°14′50″N 2°13′02″W / 51.2472°N 2.2171°W
1844 400 Thomas Henry Wyatt Norman Revival with a tower and transepts.[19][31] II*
Christ Church,
Plymouth, Devon
1844–45 1,000 George Wightwick Tudor Revival with bell turrets. Altered 1876; demolished.[7]
St Mary Magdalene,
Barnstaple, Devon
1845–46 500 Benjamin Ferrey Gothic Revival with a tower. Demolished about 1977.[7]
St Simon, Bristol
1846–47 300 Samuel Gabriel and John Hicks Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Altered 1876.[15]
St Michael,
Baldhu, Cornwall
1847–48 200 William White Demolished 1991.[9]
St Michael, Bristol
51°27′43″N 2°31′16″W / 51.4619°N 2.5211°W
1847–48 100 Samuel Gabriel Gothic Revival style. Altered 1897.[15][32] II
Holy Trinity,
Carnmenellis, Cornwall
1848–51 150 John Hayward Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Demolished.[9]
St George,
Truro, Cornwall
50°15′51″N 5°03′33″W / 50.2643°N 5.0591°W
1848–55 100 Rev. W. Haslam Gothic Revival with a transepts, and a tower.[7][33] II
St Jude, Bristol
51°27′27″N 2°34′48″W / 51.4574°N 2.5800°W
c. 1849 275 Samuel Gabriel Gothic Revival style. Redundant.[15][34] II
St Paul,
Charlestown, Cornwall
50°20′10″N 4°45′39″W / 50.3361°N 4.7607°W
1849–50 250 Christopher Eales Gothic Revival with transepts.[9][35] II
St Paul,
Devonport, Devon
1849–50 350 J. P. St Aubyn Gothic Revival with a spire. Bombed 1942; demolished.[7]
St James,
Devonport, Devon
1849–51 400 J. P. St Aubyn Gothic Revival with a southwest steeple. Bombed 1942; demolished.[7]
St John the Baptist,
Godolphin Cross, Cornwall
50°08′00″N 5°20′48″W / 50.1333°N 5.3466°W
1849–51 220 J. P. St Aubyn Gothic Revival style. Redundant since 2002.[9][36] II
St Peter,
Treverbyn, Cornwall
50°22′48″N 4°47′23″W / 50.3799°N 4.7897°W
1849–51 150 G. E. Street Gothic Revival with a west bell gable.[9][37] II
St Mary,
Devonport, Devon
1850–51 350 J. P. St Aubyn Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Bombed 1942; converted.[7]
Holy Jesus Church, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire
51°50′18″N 2°34′34″W / 51.8384°N 2.5761°W
1850–51 100 Henry Woodyer Gothic Revival with a tower. Altered 1913.[15][38] II
St John the Evangelist,
Tatworth, Somerset
50°50′52″N 2°57′27″W / 50.8478°N 2.9574°W
1850–51 300 John Pinch the younger Gothic Revival style.[13][39] II
St John the Baptist,
Pendeen, Cornwall
50°09′00″N 5°39′55″W / 50.1501°N 5.6653°W
1850–52 200 Rev. R. Aitken Gothic Revival with a tower.[9]
Holy Trinity,
Penponds, Cornwall
50°12′24″N 5°18′57″W / 50.2068°N 5.3159°W
1850–54 150 J. P. St Aubyn Gothic Revival style.[9]
St John the Evangelist,
Plymouth, Devon
50°22′13″N 4°07′42″W / 50.3703°N 4.1283°W
1851–55 300 Benjamin Ferrey Gothic Revival with a tower and spire.[7][40] II
St Luke, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
51°53′41″N 2°04′22″W / 51.8947°N 2.0729°W
1853–54 250 Frederick Ordish Gothic Revival with a west tower, spire and transepts. Altered 1866.[15][41] II
St Clement, Bristol
1854–55 100 Samuel Gabriel and Hurst Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Rebuilt.[15]

See also

References

Citations

  1. Listed Buildings, Historic England, retrieved 26 August 2011
  2. Port (2006), p. 328
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Port (2006), p. 326
  4. Historic England. "Church of All Saints, Brixham (1293023)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  5. Historic England. "Parish Church of the Holy Trinity, Kingswood (1319749)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  6. Historic England. "Church of St George, Brandon Hill, Bristol (1202248)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 Port (2006), p. 332
  8. Historic England. "Church of St Paul, Starcross (1306581)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.10 Port (2006), p. 331
  10. Historic England. "Church of St Paul, Chacewater (1312862)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  11. Historic England. "Former Church of All Saints, St Day (1162319)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  12. Historic England. "Church of St John, Truro (1201497)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 Port (2006), p. 340
  14. Historic England. "Church of St Saviour, Bath (1394886)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.9 15.10 Port (2006), p. 333
  16. Historic England. "Church of St Paul, Cheltenham (1387184)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  17. Historic England. "Holy Trinity Church, Bristol (1282076)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  18. Historic England. "Widcombe Community Centre, Bath (1394877)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 Port (2006), p. 342
  20. Historic England. "Christ Church, Warminster (1036199)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  21. Historic England. "Christ Church, Shaw (1194686)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  22. Historic England. "Holy Trinity Church, Frome (1174175)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  23. Historic England. "Holy Trinity Church, Trowbridge (1283596)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  24. Historic England. "Christ Church, Coxley (1058602)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  25. Historic England. "Holy Trinity Church, Stroud (1223274)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  26. Historic England. "Christ Church, Derry Hill (1253593)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  27. Historic England. "Church of St Paul, Whiteshill (1340396)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  28. Historic England. "Christ Church, Bradford on Avon (1036077)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  29. Historic England. "Church of St Luke, Bristol (1292262)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  30. Historic England. "Church of St Paul, Easton (1295274)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  31. Historic England. "Church of Holy Trinity, Dilton Marsh (1021473)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  32. Historic England. "Church of St Michael, Bristol (1202641)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  33. Historic England. "Church of St George, Truro (1201533)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  34. Historic England. "Church of St Jude the Apostle with St Matthias-on-the-Weir, Bristol (1204207)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  35. Historic England. "Church of St Paul, Charlestown (1379464)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  36. Historic England. "Church of St John the Baptist, Godolphin Cross (1142225)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  37. Historic England. "Church of St Peter, Treverbyn (1289533)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  38. Historic England. "Church of the Holy Jesus, Lydbrook (1299248)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  39. Historic England. "Church of St John, Tatworth (1248929)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  40. Historic England. "Church of St John, Plymouth (1244521)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  41. Historic England. "Church of St Luke, Cheltenham (1387880)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 January 2013.

Sources

  • Port, M. H. (2006), 600 New Churches: The Church Building Commission 1818-1856 (2nd ed.), Reading: Spire Books, ISBN 978-1-904965-08-4