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.
| 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||
| All Saints, Lower Brixham, Devon 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. | |||
| Holy Trinity, Kingswood, Gloucestershire 51.462°N -2.5039°W | c. 1820–21 | 2,457 | James Foster | Gothic Revival with a tower. Chancel added 1889. | |||
| St George, Brandon Hill, Bristol 51.4543°N -2.6038°W | 1821–23 | 9,263 | Robert Smirke | Neoclassical Doric with a portico and cupola. | |||
| St Paul, Starcross, Devon 50.6252°N -3.4494°W | 1826–27 | 1,491 | Charles Hedgeland | Greek style with a cupola. Rebuilt 1854. | |||
| St Paul, Chacewater, Cornwall 50.2537°N -5.1564°W | 1826–28 | 2,976 | Charles Hutchins | Gothic Revival with a tower. Rebuilt other than the tower 1892. | |||
| Holy Trinity, St Day, Cornwall 50.2374°N -5.1839°W | 1826–28 | 3,178 | Charles Hutchins | Gothic Revival with a west tower. Derelict. | |||
| St Mary, Redruth, Cornwall | 1827–28 | 1,523 | Charles Hutchins | Gothic Revival with a west turret. Demolished. | |||
| St John, Truro, Cornwall 50.2601°N -5.0537°W | 1827–28 | 1,407 | Philip Sambell | Neoclassical with a bell turret. Altered 1893–1900. | |||
| St Saviour, Bath, Somerset 51.3957°N -2.3464°W | 1829–31 | 4,263 | John Pinch the younger | Gothic Revival with a west tower. Chancel added 1882. | |||
| St Paul, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 51.907°N -2.0772°W | 1829–31 | 3,626 | John Forbes | Neoclassical Ionic with a portico and tower. Additions in 1917. | |||
| Holy Trinity, Bristol 51.4581°N -2.576°W | 1829–32 | 6,031 | Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson | Gothic Revival with two turrets and a clerestory. Enlarged 1889. | |||
| St Mark, Bath, Somerset 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. | |||
| St Paul, East Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon | 1830–31 | 3,180 | John Foulston | Gothic Revival with a tower. Chancel added 1891. Demolished. | |||
| Christ Church, Warminster, Wiltshire 51.2°N -2.1864°W | 1830–31 | 1,755 | John Leachman | Gothic Revival with a tower. Chancel added 1871, nave arcades 1881. | |||
| Christ Church, Shaw, Wiltshire 51.3904°N -2.1614°W | 1836–38 | 400 | Thomas Henry Wyatt | Gothic Revival styles. Steeple added 1905. | |||
| Holy Trinity, Selwood, Frome, Somerset 51.2339°N -2.328°W | 1836–39 | 300 | Henry Goodridge | Gothic Revival with a northeast tower and spirelets. | |||
| Holy Trinity, Trowbridge, Wiltshire 51.3187°N -2.2147°W | 1837–38 | 1,676 | A. F. Livesay | Gothic Revival with a tower. | |||
| Holy Trinity, Bridgwater, Somerset | 1838–39 | 962 | Richard Carver | Gothic Revival style. Restored 1876; demolished. | |||
| Christ Church, Coxley, St Cuthbert Out, Somerset 51.187°N -2.6795°W | 1838–39 | 250 | Richard Carver | Gothic Revival style. | |||
| Holy Trinity, Stroudshill, Stroud, Gloucestershire 51.7433°N -2.2083°W | 1838–40 | 1,142 | James Foster | Gothic Revival with a bell turret. | |||
| Christ Church, Derry Hill, Wiltshire 51.4372°N -2.0551°W | 1839–40 | 250 | Thomas Henry Wyatt and David Brandon | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. | |||
| St Paul, Whiteshill, Gloucestershire 51.7598°N -2.2321°W | 1839–41 | 400 | James Foster | Norman Revival with a tower. Transepts added 1882. | |||
| Holy Trinity, Plymouth, Devon | 1840–42 | 1,000 | George Wightwick | Italian style with a bell turret. Ddemolished. | |||
| Christ Church, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire 51.351°N -2.249°W | 1841 | 350 | George Phillips Manners | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Chancel added 1878. | |||
| St Luke, Bristol 51.4544°N -2.564°W | 1842–43 | 500 | Samuel Welch | Gothic Revival with a tower, cupola and spire. | |||
| St Paul, Easton, St Cuthbert Out, Somerset 51.2257°N -2.6982°W | 1842–43 | 150 | Richard Carver | Norman Revival with transepts. | |||
| St Michael, Devonport, Devon | 1843–45 | 1,000 | Benjamin Ferrey | Gothic Revival with a bell gable and turret. Bombed 1942; demolished. | |||
| Holy Trinity, Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire 51.2472°N -2.2171°W | 1844 | 400 | Thomas Henry Wyatt | Norman Revival with a tower and transepts. | |||
| Christ Church, Plymouth, Devon | 1844–45 | 1,000 | George Wightwick | Tudor Revival with bell turrets. Altered 1876; demolished. | |||
| St Mary Magdalene, Barnstaple, Devon | 1845–46 | 500 | Benjamin Ferrey | Gothic Revival with a tower. Demolished about 1977. | |||
| St Simon, Bristol | 1846–47 | 300 | Samuel Gabriel and John Hicks | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Altered 1876. | |||
| St Michael, Baldhu, Cornwall | 1847–48 | 200 | William White | Demolished 1991. | |||
| St Michael, Bristol 51.4619°N -2.5211°W | 1847–48 | 100 | Samuel Gabriel | Gothic Revival style. Altered 1897. | |||
| Holy Trinity, Carnmenellis, Cornwall | 1848–51 | 150 | John Hayward | Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Demolished. | |||
| St George, Truro, Cornwall 50.2643°N -5.0591°W | 1848–55 | 100 | Rev. W. Haslam | Gothic Revival with a transepts, and a tower. | |||
| St Jude, Bristol 51.4574°N -2.58°W | c. 1849 | 275 | Samuel Gabriel | Gothic Revival style. Redundant. | |||
| St Paul, Charlestown, Cornwall 50.3361°N -4.7607°W | 1849–50 | 250 | Christopher Eales | Gothic Revival with transepts. | |||
| St Paul, Devonport, Devon | 1849–50 | 350 | J. P. St Aubyn | Gothic Revival with a spire. Bombed 1942; demolished. | |||
| St James, Devonport, Devon | 1849–51 | 400 | J. P. St Aubyn | Gothic Revival with a southwest steeple. Bombed 1942; demolished. | |||
| St John the Baptist, Godolphin Cross, Cornwall 50.1333°N -5.3466°W | 1849–51 | 220 | J. P. St Aubyn | Gothic Revival style. Redundant since 2002. | |||
| St Peter, Treverbyn, Cornwall 50.3799°N -4.7897°W | 1849–51 | 150 | G. E. Street | Gothic Revival with a west bell gable. | |||
| St Mary, Devonport, Devon | 1850–51 | 350 | J. P. St Aubyn | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Bombed 1942; converted. | |||
| Holy Jesus Church, Lydbrook, Gloucestershire 51.8384°N -2.5761°W | 1850–51 | 100 | Henry Woodyer | Gothic Revival with a tower. Altered 1913. | |||
| St John the Evangelist, Tatworth, Somerset 50.8478°N -2.9574°W | 1850–51 | 300 | John Pinch the younger | Gothic Revival style. | |||
| St John the Baptist, Pendeen, Cornwall 50.1501°N -5.6653°W | 1850–52 | 200 | Rev. R. Aitken | Gothic Revival with a tower. | |||
| Holy Trinity, Penponds, Cornwall 50.2068°N -5.3159°W | 1850–54 | 150 | J. P. St Aubyn | Gothic Revival style. | |||
| St John the Evangelist, Plymouth, Devon 50.3703°N -4.1283°W | 1851–55 | 300 | Benjamin Ferrey | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. | |||
| St Luke, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 51.8947°N -2.0729°W | 1853–54 | 250 | Frederick Ordish | Gothic Revival with a west tower, spire and transepts. Altered 1866. | |||
| St Clement, Bristol | 1854–55 | 100 | Samuel Gabriel and Hurst | Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Rebuilt. | |||
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