List of Commissioners' churches in the English Midlands explained

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.

Key

Grade	Criteria
	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
St George, Birmingham, West Midlands		1819–22	12,752	Thomas Rickman	Gothic Revival with a tower and clerestory. Demolished 1960.
All Saints, Trefonen, Shropshire 52.8342°N -3.0984°W		1820	300	Thomas Jones	Gothic Revival with a porch and belfry. Chancel added 1876.
Holy Trinity Church, Bordesley, West Midlands 52.4705°N -1.8775°W		1820–22	14,246	Francis Goodwin	Gothic Revival with two west turrets. Redundant since 1971.
St. Paul's Church, George Street, Nottingham		1821–23	15,748	William Wilkins	Neoclassical Doric with a tower and cupola. Demolished.
St George, Kidderminster, Worcestershire 52.3903°N -2.2425°W		1821–24	17,047	Francis Goodwin	Gothic Revival with a tower. Restored in 1924 after a fire.
Christ Church, West Bromwich, West Midlands		1821–28	17,273	Francis Goodwin	Gothic Revival with a tower. Altered about 1880.
St. Barnabas, Erdington, Birmingham 52.5231°N -1.8393°W		1822–23	5,348	Thomas Rickman	Gothic Revival with a tower. Additions in 1883.
St Paul, Stockingford, Nuneaton, Warwickshire 52.5195°N -1.5099°W		1822–23	2,354	John Russell	Neoclassical with a tower. Chancel added 1897.
St Peter, Belper, Derbyshire 53.0252°N -1.4785°W		1822–24	11,922	Matthew Habershon	Gothic Revival with a west tower and pinnacles.
St George, Leicester 52.6344°N -1.1268°W		1823–26	16,130	William Parsons	Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Burnt in 1911 and restored.
St Peter, Dale End, Birmingham, West Midlands		1825–27	18,066	Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson	Neoclassical Doric with a cupola. Demolished 1899.
St John the Evangelist, Derby, Derbyshire 52.9258°N -1.488°W		1826–28	4,619	Francis Goodwin	Gothic Revival with four angle turrets. Chancel added in 1871.
St Thomas' Church, Holloway Head, Birmingham, West Midlands 52.4732°N -1.9063°W		1826–29	15,915	Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson	Greek Revival with a tower. Bombed 1941 and only the west front has survived.
St George, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire 53.0141°N -2.2243°W		1827–28	4,952	Francis Octavius Bedford	Gothic Revival with a tower and pinnacles. Later additions.
St Mary, Bilston, West Midlands 52.5639°N -2.068°W		1827–29	7,749	Francis Goodwin	Gothic Revival with a tower.
Christ Church, Coseley, West Midlands 52.5461°N -2.0801°W		1827–29	8,632	Thomas Lee, junior	Gothic Revival with a tower. Restored in 1883.
St Andrew, Netherton, West Midlands 52.4908°N -2.0925°W		1827–29	8,661	Thomas Lee, junior	Gothic Revival with a tower. Subsequent additions.
St Paul, Burslem, Staffordshire		1828–29	7,763	Lewis Vulliamy	Gothic Revival with a tower. Rebuilt in 1874; subsequently demolished.
St George's Church, Wolverhampton, West Midlands 52.583°N -2.1228°W		1828–30	6,968	James Morgan	Neoclassical Doric with a tower and spire. Redundant since 1978.
St George, Claines, Worcestershire		1829–30	2,195	James Lucy	Gothic Revival with a tower. Demolished 1894.
St George, New Mills, Derbyshire 53.3659°N -1.9941°W		1829–30	2,691	Robert Dennis Chantrell	Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Chancel added in 1897–98.
Holy Trinity, Wordsley, West Midlands 52.4797°N -2.1601°W		1829–30	3,818	Lewis Vulliamy	Gothic Revival with a tower.
St George, Frankwell, Shrewsbury, Shropshire 52.7123°N -2.7601°W		1829–31	2,551	Edward Haycock	Gothic Revival with a tower and transepts.
St Thomas' Church, Brampton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire 53.2317°N -1.4591°W		1830–31	2,063	John Woodhead and William Hurst	Gothic Revival with a west tower. Chancel added 1891.
St James' Church, Riddings, Derbyshire 53.0704°N -1.3612°W		1830–31	2,140	Francis Octavius Bedford	Gothic Revival with a tower and spire.
Christ Church, Tunstall, Staffordshire 53.0625°N -2.2113°W		1830–31	2,146	Francis Octavius Bedford	Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Later additions.
Christ Church, Coventry, West Midlands		1830–32	8,986	Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson	Gothic Revival style. Bombed; only the medieval spire remains.
St Mark, Shelton, Staffordshire 53.0189°N -2.182°W		1831–33	9,381	John Oates	Gothic Revival with a tower. Chancel added 1868.
All Saints, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands		1832–33	1,020	Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson	Gothic Revival with turrets. Chancel added 1881; demolished.
Holy Trinity, Wrockwardine Wood, Shropshire 52.7106°N -2.4465°W		1832–33	300	John Baddeley	Greek Revival in brick with a tower. Later enlarged.
St James the Less, Longton, Staffordshire52.9854°N -2.129°W		1832–34	10,273	Thomas Johnson	Gothic Revival with a tower. Rebuilt in 1878.
Emmanuel, Loughborough, Leicestershire 52.767°N -1.2105°W		1835–37	2,143	Thomas Rickman	Gothic Revival with a tower. Additions in 1909 and 1990.
St Luke, Ironbridge, Shropshire 52.6284°N -2.4852°W		1836–37	200	Thomas Smith	Gothic Revival with a tower.
St Stephen, Sneinton, Nottingham 52.9511°N -1.1317°W		1837–39	1,303	Thomas Rickman and R. C. Hussey	Gothic Revival with a tower. Expanded in 1912.
Christ Church, Catshill, Worcestershire 52.3642°N -2.0642°W		c. 1838	200	Harvey Eginton	Gothic Revival with a tower. Chancel added in 1871.
St James the Great, Eve Hill, Dudley, West Midlands 52.5132°N -2.0945°W		1838–39	750	William Bourne	Gothic Revival with a west tower. Chancel added in 1869.
St Paul, Tipton, West Midlands 52.5299°N -2.0676°W		1838–39	2,000	Robert Ebbels	Gothic Revival with a tower. Altered in 1899.
Christ Church, Wellington, Shropshire 52.6973°N -2.5111°W		1838–39	400	Thomas Smith	Gothic Revival style.
Holy Trinity, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire 52.7458°N -1.4757°W		1838–40	400	Henry Isaac Stevens	Gothic Revival with a tower. Chancel added 1866.
St James, Daventry, Northamptonshire		1839	200	Hugh Smith	Demolished 1962.
St Peter, Coventry, West Midlands 52.4125°N -1.5005°W		1840–41	800	Robert Ebbels	Gothic Revival with a west tower. Now redundant.
St Paul, Foleshill, Coventry, West Midlands		1840–41	500	James Ackroyd	Gothic Revival with a tower. Bombed; demolished.
St Peter, Upper Gornal, West Midlands 52.5268°N -2.1141°W		1840–41	722	Robert Ebbels	Gothic Revival with two turrets. Chancel added in 1857, apse in 1865.
Christ Church, Oldbury, West Midlands 52.5032°N -2.015°W		1840–41	3,142	Thomas Johnson	Gothic Revival with a northwest tower in brick. Chancel added 1867.
Holy Trinity, Attleborough, Nuneaton, Warwickshire 52.5144°N -1.4562°W		1841	250	Thomas Larkins Walker	Gothic Revival with a tower and spire.
St Edmund, Northampton		1841	250	Charles Vickers	Gothic Revival style. Enlarged 1891; demolished.
Holy Trinity, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire 53.3949°N -0.7717°W		1841–42	600	Thomas Johnson	Gothic Revival with a steeple. Chancel added 1864.
St Thomas, Mow Cop, Staffordshire 53.1127°N -2.2101°W		1841–42	300	Thomas Stanley	Gothic Revival with a tower.
St John the Baptist, Kidderminster, Worcestershire 52.387°N -2.2613°W		1842–43	200	George Alexander	Norman Revival in brick with a tower and spire. Rebuilt in 1890–94 other than the tower and spire.
St. Paul's Church, Hyson Green, Nottingham		1843	325	Henry Isaac Stevens	Enlarged 1889–95.
Christ Church, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire 52.802°N -1.6387°W		1843–44	400	Joseph Mitchell	Gothic Revival with a west tower and transepts.
St. John the Baptist, Leenside, Nottingham		1843–44	800	George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt	Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Bombed; demolished.
St Michael, Pelsall, West Midlands 52.6255°N -1.9711°W		1843–44	250	George Hamilton	Gothic Revival style. Tower added in 1875; chancel in 1889.
St John, Brockmoor, Dudley, West Midlands 52.4861°N -2.1333°W		1844–45	500	Thomas Smith	Norman Revival in brick with transepts and a cupola.
St Thomas, Keresley, West Midlands		1844–45	300	Benjamin Ferrey	Gothic Revival with a west tower and spire.
Christ Church, Radford, Nottingham		1844–45	500	Henry Isaac Stevens	Gothic Revival with a bell gable. Demolished about 1948.
St John the Evangelist, Hazelwood, Derbyshire 53.0113°N -1.5124°W		1844–46	200	Henry Isaac Stevens	Gothic Revival with a bellcote. Restored in 1903 after a fire.
St James the Great, Whitfield, Derbyshire 53.4464°N -1.9512°W		1844–46	1,000	Edwin Shellard	Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Chancel enlarged in 1897.
St Luke, Little Dawley, Shropshire		1845	300	Robert Griffiths	Norman Revival with a bell turret. Converted into residential accommodation.
St John, Wednesbury, West Midlands		1845	400	Samuel Daukes and John R. Hamilton	Gothic Revival with a northwest tower. Restored in 1883.
St Peter, East Stockwith, Lincolnshire 53.4415°N -0.816°W		1845–46	100	Thomas Johnson	Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Restored in 1899.
St Paul, Morton, Lincolnshire 53.4138°N -0.783°W		1845–46	150	Thomas Johnson	Gothic Revival with a tower. Replaced in 1891, other than the tower.
Christ Church, Quarry Bank, Dudley, West Midlands 52.4724°N -2.1056°W		1845–46	500	Thomas Smith	Gothic Revival in brick with a cupola and transepts. Chancel added 1897.
St Luke, Cradley Heath, West Midlands 52.4733°N -2.0789°W		1845–47	500	William Bourne	Gothic Revival with transepts. Apse added 1874.
St Mark, Pensnett, Dudley, West Midlands 52.5024°N -2.1267°W		1846–49	500	John Derick	Gothic Revival with a tower and turrets. Restored in 1924.
Christ Church, Cotmanhay, Derbyshire		1847	300	Henry Isaac Stevens	Gothic Revival with a polygonal bell turret. Demolished in 1987.
Holy Trinity, Milford, Derbyshire 53.0045°N -1.4782°W		1847–48	250	William Bonython Moffatt	Gothic Revival with a northwest bell turret. Vestry added in 1910.
St James, Wednesbury, West Midlands 52.5521°N -2.0268°W		1847–48	500	William Horton	Gothic Revival with a tower. Enlarged in 1857, 1865, and 1885.
St Matthew, Etruria, Staffordshire		1847–49	250	Henry Ward and Son	Gothic Revival with a bell turret.
Holy Trinity, Hanley, Staffordshire		1847–49	325	Henry Ward and Son	Norman Revival with a turret.
Holy Trinity, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire 53.0299°N -2.1676°W		1847–49	250	James Trubshaw	Gothic Revival with a bell turret, north tower and spire.
St Mark, Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton, West Midlands 52.5845°N -2.1373°W		1848–49	250	Charles Orford	Gothic Revival with a west tower and spire. Redundant since 1978.
St John, Charlesworth, Derbyshire 53.4328°N -1.995°W		1848–49	250	Joseph Mitchell	Gothic Revival with a north tower.
St Thomas, Coventry, West Midlands		1848–49	230	Edmund Sharpe and E. G. Paley	Gothic Revival with a northwest turret. Demolished.		II
St Matthew, Wolverhampton, West Midlands		1848–49	300	Edward Banks	Gothic Revival style. Demolished 1963.
St Saviour, Saltley, Birmingham, West Midlands 52.4868°N -1.8582°W		1848–50	300	R. C. Hussey	Gothic Revival style. Spire added 1871.		II
St Mark, Ocker Hill, Tipton, West Midlands 52.5428°N -2.0444°W		1849	250	George Hamilton and Henry Saunders	Gothic Revival in brick with a bell gable.
St Jude, Birmingham, West Midlands		1850–51	500	Charles Orford	Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Demolished.
All Saints, Moxley, West Midlands 52.5605°N -2.0465°W		1850–51	260	William Horton	Gothic Revival style. Steeple added 1877.
Holy Trinity, Wednesfield Heath, West Midlands 52.5962°N -2.1029°W		1850–52	220	Edward Banks	Gothic Revival with a tower.
St Luke, Bilston, West Midlands		1851–52	300	Thomas Johnson	Gothic Revival with a southeast tower.
Holy Trinity, Chesterton, Staffordshire 53.0419°N -2.2529°W		1851–52	150	Henry Ward and Son	Gothic Revival with a tower.
St George, Darlaston, West Midlands		1851–52	300	Thomas Johnson	Gothic Revival style. Altered in 1885 adding a northwest steeple.
Holy Trinity, Sneyd, Staffordshire		1851–52	350	George Thomas Robinson	Gothic Revival with a tower and spire.
St John the Evangelist, Ladywood, Birmingham, West Midlands 52.4775°N -1.9275°W		1851–54	267	Samuel Sanders Teulon	Gothic Revival style. Chancel and transepts added in 1881.
St Paul, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands 52.458°N -1.8917°W		1852–53	300	James Lyndon Pedley	Gothic Revival with a tower. Enlarged in 1868.
St Luke, Hanley, Staffordshire 53.024°N -2.1683°W		1852–54	200	Henry Ward and Son	Gothic Revival with a tower.
St Paul, Edensor, Longton, Staffordshire		1853	300	Henry Ward and Son	Gothic Revival style.
St Luke, Silverdale, Staffordshire 53.0174°N -2.2731°W		1853	100	Richard Armstrong	Gothic Revival with a steeple.
Holy Trinity, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire 52.6369°N -2.4883°W		1853–54	10	Reeves and Butcher	Gothic Revival with a tower.
St John the Divine, Leicester 52.6304°N -1.1266°W		1853–54	1,000	George Gilbert Scott	Gothic Revival style. Converted into flats.
St Stephen, Willenhall, West Midlands		1853–54	300	William Darby Griffin	Gothic Revival with a west bell gable. Demolished 1978.
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire		c. 1854	80	James Murray	Gothic Revival style. Northwest tower and spire added 1875–93.
Holy Trinity, Short Heath, Willenhall, West Midlands 52.6058°N -2.0362°W		1854–55	245	William Horton	Gothic Revival style.
St Matthew, Smethwick, Staffordshire 52.4915°N -1.9563°W		1854–55	125	Joseph James	Gothic Revival with a bell turret.
St John the Evangelist, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire 53.1465°N -1.2016°W		1854–56	100	Henry Isaac Stevens	Gothic Revival style.
St Matthias, Birmingham, West Midlands		1855–56	380	James Lyndon Pedley	Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Bombed; demolished 1952.

See also

• List of Commissioners' churches in eastern England
• 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

References

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