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 of England and in South East England.

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Grade CriteriaGrade 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 locationPhotographDateGrantin £ArchitectNotes and refs.GradeSt Paul, Southsea, Hampshire1820–2216,869Francis GoodwinGothic Revival with four turrets. Bombed about 1941; demolished.St John the Divine, Chatham, Kent1821–2213,797Robert SmirkeNeoclassical Doric with a tower. Closed in 2004.St Mary the Virgin, Bransgore, Hampshire18222,649Joseph HannafordGothic Revival with a tower. Chancel added 1873.St George,Ramsgate, Kent1824–279,000Henry HemsleyGothic Revival with a west tower. Restored in 1884 and again in 1946.Holy Trinity, Margate, Kent1825–2810,000William EdmundsGothic Revival with a tower. Bombed and demolished.St Peter, Brighton,East Sussex1826–284,858Charles BarryGothic Revival with a west tower. Chancel added 1906.Holy Trinity,Maidstone, Kent1826–287,373John WhichcordNeoclassical Doric with a tower and steeple. Converted.Holy Trinity,Tunbridge Wells, Kent1827–298,059Decimus BurtonGothic Revival with a west tower.St John, Forton, Hampshire1829–303,731Benjamin BrambleGothic Revival with a bell turret. Replaced in 1890.All Saints, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire1825–2713,682Jacob OwenGothic Revival with a bell turret. Bombed and restored.Holy Trinity, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire1831–321,783Edward BloreGothic Revival with a belfry. Chancel added 1913. Renamed Christ Church.IISt Peter,Great Yarmouth, Norfolk1831–335,755Joseph John ScolesGothic Revival in brick with a tower. Now Greek Orthodox.Holy Trinity, Dover, Kent1833–353,556William EdmundsGothic Revival with a two turrets and spires. Demolished.Holy Trinity,Sheerness, Kent1835–362,595George Ledwell TaylorGothic Revival in brick with a tower.Christ Church, Brighton,East Sussex1837–38500George CheesmanGothic Revival with an east tower and spire. Demolished.Christ Church, Cambridge, CambridgeshireD1837–39500Ambrose PoynterTudor Revival in brick with two west turrets.St Mary, Portsmouth, Hampshire18381,003Thomas Ellis OwenGothic Revival with a tower. Demolished about 1888.St John, Brighton,East Sussex1838–391,000George CheesmanNeoclassical Doric style. Now Greek Orthodox Church.Holy Trinity, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire1839–401,086A. F. LivesayGothic Revival with a bell turret. In ruins.St Paul, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire1840–41300Ambrose PoynterTudor Revival in brick with a west tower. Chancel added 1864; transepts in 1893.St James, Milton, Hampshire1840–41150A. F. LivesayNorman Revival with a bell turret. Replaced in 1913.Holy Trinity, Coates, Cambridgeshire1841250James William WildNorman Revival in brick with a northeast tower. Aisles added in 1874 and 1890.Holy Trinity,Halstead, Essex1843–44500George Gilbert Scott and William MoffattGothic Revival with a southwest tower and spire.St Peter, Southampton, Hampshire1843–44350Owen CarterNorman Revival with a tower and spire. Redundant since 1981.St Thomas, West Hyde, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire1844300Thomas SmithNorman Revival with a turret.Holy Trinity, Milton, Kent1844–45600James WilsonGothic Revival style.Holy Trinity,Oxford, Oxfordshire1844–45300Henry UnderwoodGothic Revival with a bell turret.St John the Evangelist, King's Lynn, Norfolk1845–46500Anthony SalvinGothic Revival with a tower. Bombed; demolished.St Paul, Brighton,East Sussex1846–481,000Richard Cromwell CarpenterGothic Revival with a tower. Spire added 1874; narthex 1887.St James, Gravesend, Kent1848–52200Samuel DaukesGothic Revival with towers. Demolished 1968.All Saints', Hockerill, Hertfordshire1850–51160George PritchettGothic Revival style. Burnt down in 1935 and replaced in 1936. Christ Church, South Banbury, Oxfordshire1851–52350Benjamin FerreyGothic Revival with a tower and spire. Steeple added 1880. Demolished.All Saints, Leavesden, Watford, Hertfordshire1852–53125George Gilbert ScottGothic Revival style. Additions in 1920.St John the Baptist,Hove, East Sussex18535William and Edward HabershonGothic Revival style. Tower and spire added 1859.St Luke, Southampton, Hampshire1853250John ElliottGothic Revival with a turret. Now a Sikh temple.Holy Trinity, Winchester, Hampshire1853300Henry WoodyerGothic Revival with a turret.St Paul, Chatham, Kent1853–54300Alexander GoughNorman Revival with a tower. Restored 1890, demolished.Christ Church, Lee Park, Kent1853–545George Gilbert ScottGothic Revival style. Steeple added 1877. Demolished.Christ Church, Milton, Kent1854–56125Richard Cromwell CarpenterGothic Revival with a central tower. Enlarged 1870. Replaced 1934.Christ Church, Northam, Southampton1855–56175Alfred Lock and John DuckettGothic Revival in brick. Demolished about 1890.

See also 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 southwest England List of Commissioners' churches in Wales List of Commissioners' churches in Yorkshire

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