List of Commissioners' churches in the English Midlands facts for kids
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 | ||||||||||||
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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. | |||||||||||||
Churches
| Name and location | Photograph | Date | Grant in £ |
Architect | Notes and refs. | Grade |
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| St George, Birmingham, West Midlands |
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1819–22 | 12,752 | Thomas Rickman | Gothic Revival with a tower and clerestory. Demolished 1960. |
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| All Saints, Trefonen, Shropshire 52°50′03″N 3°05′54″W / 52.8342°N 3.0984°W |
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1820 | 300 | Thomas Jones | Gothic Revival with a porch and belfry. Chancel added 1876. |
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| Holy Trinity Church, Bordesley, West Midlands 52°28′14″N 1°52′39″W / 52.4705°N 1.8775°W |
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1820–22 | 14,246 | Francis Goodwin | Gothic Revival with two west turrets. Redundant since 1971. | II |
| St. Paul's Church, George Street, Nottingham |
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1821–23 | 15,748 | William Wilkins | Neoclassical Doric with a tower and cupola. Demolished. |
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| St George, Kidderminster, Worcestershire 52°23′25″N 2°14′33″W / 52.3903°N 2.2425°W |
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1821–24 | 17,047 | Francis Goodwin | Gothic Revival with a tower. Restored in 1924 after a fire. | II* |
| Christ Church, West Bromwich, West Midlands |
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1821–28 | 17,273 | Francis Goodwin | Gothic Revival with a tower. Altered about 1880. |
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| St. Barnabas, Erdington, Birmingham 52°31′23″N 1°50′21″W / 52.5231°N 1.8393°W |
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1822–23 | 5,348 | Thomas Rickman | Gothic Revival with a tower. Additions in 1883. | II |
| St Paul, Stockingford, Nuneaton, Warwickshire 52°31′10″N 1°30′36″W / 52.5195°N 1.5099°W |
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1822–23 | 2,354 | John Russell | Neoclassical with a tower. Chancel added 1897. | II |
| St Peter, Belper, Derbyshire 53°01′31″N 1°28′43″W / 53.0252°N 1.4785°W |
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1822–24 | 11,922 | Matthew Habershon | Gothic Revival with a west tower and pinnacles. | II |
| St George, Leicester 52°38′04″N 1°07′36″W / 52.6344°N 1.1268°W |
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1823–26 | 16,130 | William Parsons | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Burnt in 1911 and restored. | II |
| St Peter, Dale End, Birmingham, West Midlands |
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1825–27 | 18,066 | Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson |
Neoclassical Doric with a cupola. Demolished 1899. |
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| St John the Evangelist, Derby, Derbyshire 52°55′33″N 1°29′17″W / 52.9258°N 1.4880°W |
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1826–28 | 4,619 | Francis Goodwin | Gothic Revival with four angle turrets. Chancel added in 1871. | II* |
| St Thomas' Church, Holloway Head, Birmingham, West Midlands 52°28′24″N 1°54′23″W / 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. |
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| St George, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire 53°00′51″N 2°13′27″W / 53.0141°N 2.2243°W |
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1827–28 | 4,952 | Francis Octavius Bedford | Gothic Revival with a tower and pinnacles. Later additions. | II* |
| St Mary, Bilston, West Midlands 52°33′50″N 2°04′05″W / 52.5639°N 2.0680°W |
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1827–29 | 7,749 | Francis Goodwin | Gothic Revival with a tower. | II* |
| Christ Church, Coseley, West Midlands 52°32′46″N 2°04′48″W / 52.5461°N 2.0801°W |
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1827–29 | 8,632 | Thomas Lee, junior | Gothic Revival with a tower. Restored in 1883. | II |
| St Andrew, Netherton, West Midlands 52°29′27″N 2°05′33″W / 52.4908°N 2.0925°W |
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1827–29 | 8,661 | Thomas Lee, junior | Gothic Revival with a tower. Subsequent additions. | II |
| St Paul, Burslem, Staffordshire |
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1828–29 | 7,763 | Lewis Vulliamy | Gothic Revival with a tower. Rebuilt in 1874; subsequently demolished. |
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| St George's Church, Wolverhampton, West Midlands 52°34′59″N 2°07′22″W / 52.5830°N 2.1228°W |
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1828–30 | 6,968 | James Morgan | Neoclassical Doric with a tower and spire. Redundant since 1978. | II |
| St George, Claines, Worcestershire |
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1829–30 | 2,195 | James Lucy | Gothic Revival with a tower. Demolished 1894. |
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| St George, New Mills, Derbyshire 53°21′57″N 1°59′39″W / 53.3659°N 1.9941°W |
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1829–30 | 2,691 | Robert Dennis Chantrell | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Chancel added in 1897–98. | II |
| Holy Trinity, Wordsley, West Midlands 52°28′47″N 2°09′36″W / 52.4797°N 2.1601°W |
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1829–30 | 3,818 | Lewis Vulliamy | Gothic Revival with a tower. | II |
| St George, Frankwell, Shrewsbury, Shropshire 52°42′44″N 2°45′36″W / 52.7123°N 2.7601°W |
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1829–31 | 2,551 | Edward Haycock | Gothic Revival with a tower and transepts. | II |
| St Thomas' Church, Brampton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire 53°13′54″N 1°27′33″W / 53.2317°N 1.4591°W |
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1830–31 | 2,063 | John Woodhead and William Hurst | Gothic Revival with a west tower. Chancel added 1891. | II |
| St James' Church, Riddings, Derbyshire 53°04′13″N 1°21′40″W / 53.0704°N 1.3612°W |
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1830–31 | 2,140 | Francis Octavius Bedford | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. | II |
| Christ Church, Tunstall, Staffordshire 53°03′45″N 2°12′41″W / 53.0625°N 2.2113°W |
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1830–31 | 2,146 | Francis Octavius Bedford | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Later additions. | II |
| Christ Church, Coventry, West Midlands |
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1830–32 | 8,986 | Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson |
Gothic Revival style. Bombed; only the medieval spire remains. |
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| St Mark, Shelton, Staffordshire 53°01′08″N 2°10′55″W / 53.0189°N 2.1820°W |
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1831–33 | 9,381 | John Oates | Gothic Revival with a tower. Chancel added 1868. | II |
| All Saints, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands |
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1832–33 | 1,020 | Thomas Rickman and Henry Hutchinson |
Gothic Revival with turrets. Chancel added 1881; demolished. |
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| Holy Trinity, Wrockwardine Wood, Shropshire 52°42′38″N 2°26′47″W / 52.7106°N 2.4465°W |
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1832–33 | 300 | John Baddeley | Greek Revival in brick with a tower. Later enlarged. | II |
| St James the Less, Longton, Staffordshire52°59′07″N 2°07′44″W / 52.9854°N 2.1290°W |  |
1832–34 | 10,273 | Thomas Johnson | Gothic Revival with a tower. Rebuilt in 1878. | II |
| Emmanuel, Loughborough, Leicestershire 52°46′01″N 1°12′38″W / 52.7670°N 1.2105°W |
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1835–37 | 2,143 | Thomas Rickman | Gothic Revival with a tower. Additions in 1909 and 1990. | II |
| St Luke, Ironbridge, Shropshire 52°37′42″N 2°29′07″W / 52.6284°N 2.4852°W |
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1836–37 | 200 | Thomas Smith | Gothic Revival with a tower. | II |
| St Stephen, Sneinton, Nottingham 52°57′04″N 1°07′54″W / 52.9511°N 1.1317°W |
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1837–39 | 1,303 | Thomas Rickman and R. C. Hussey | Gothic Revival with a tower. Expanded in 1912. | II |
| Christ Church, Catshill, Worcestershire 52°21′51″N 2°03′51″W / 52.3642°N 2.0642°W |
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c. 1838 | 200 | Harvey Eginton | Gothic Revival with a tower. Chancel added in 1871. | II |
| St James the Great, Eve Hill, Dudley, West Midlands 52°30′48″N 2°05′40″W / 52.5132°N 2.0945°W |
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1838–39 | 750 | William Bourne | Gothic Revival with a west tower. Chancel added in 1869. | II |
| St Paul, Tipton, West Midlands 52°31′48″N 2°04′03″W / 52.5299°N 2.0676°W |
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1838–39 | 2,000 | Robert Ebbels | Gothic Revival with a tower. Altered in 1899. |
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| Christ Church, Wellington, Shropshire 52°41′50″N 2°30′40″W / 52.6973°N 2.5111°W |
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1838–39 | 400 | Thomas Smith | Gothic Revival style. | II |
| Holy Trinity, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire 52°44′45″N 1°28′33″W / 52.7458°N 1.4757°W |
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1838–40 | 400 | Henry Isaac Stevens | Gothic Revival with a tower. Chancel added 1866. | II |
| St James, Daventry, Northamptonshire |
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1839 | 200 | Hugh Smith | Demolished 1962. |
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| St Peter, Coventry, West Midlands 52°24′45″N 1°30′02″W / 52.4125°N 1.5005°W |
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1840–41 | 800 | Robert Ebbels | Gothic Revival with a west tower. Now redundant. | II |
| St Paul, Foleshill, Coventry, West Midlands |
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1840–41 | 500 | James Ackroyd | Gothic Revival with a tower. Bombed; demolished. |
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| St Peter, Upper Gornal, West Midlands 52°31′36″N 2°06′51″W / 52.5268°N 2.1141°W |
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1840–41 | 722 | Robert Ebbels | Gothic Revival with two turrets. Chancel added in 1857, apse in 1865. |
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| Christ Church, Oldbury, West Midlands 52°30′12″N 2°00′54″W / 52.5032°N 2.0150°W |
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1840–41 | 3,142 | Thomas Johnson | Gothic Revival with a northwest tower in brick. Chancel added 1867. | II |
| Holy Trinity, Attleborough, Nuneaton, Warwickshire 52°30′52″N 1°27′22″W / 52.5144°N 1.4562°W |
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1841 | 250 | Thomas Larkins Walker | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. | II |
| St Edmund, Northampton |
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1841 | 250 | Charles Vickers | Gothic Revival style. Enlarged 1891; demolished. |
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| Holy Trinity, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire 53°23′42″N 0°46′18″W / 53.3949°N 0.7717°W |
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1841–42 | 600 | Thomas Johnson | Gothic Revival with a steeple. Chancel added 1864. | II |
| St Thomas, Mow Cop, Staffordshire 53°06′46″N 2°12′36″W / 53.1127°N 2.2101°W |
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1841–42 | 300 | Thomas Stanley | Gothic Revival with a tower. | II |
| St John the Baptist, Kidderminster, Worcestershire 52°23′13″N 2°15′41″W / 52.3870°N 2.2613°W |
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1842–43 | 200 | George Alexander | Norman Revival in brick with a tower and spire. Rebuilt in 1890–94 other than the tower and spire. |
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| St. Paul's Church, Hyson Green, Nottingham |
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1843 | 325 | Henry Isaac Stevens | Enlarged 1889–95. |
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| Christ Church, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire 52°48′07″N 1°38′19″W / 52.8020°N 1.6387°W |
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1843–44 | 400 | Joseph Mitchell | Gothic Revival with a west tower and transepts. | II |
| St. John the Baptist, Leenside, Nottingham |
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1843–44 | 800 | George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt | Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Bombed; demolished. |
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| St Michael, Pelsall, West Midlands 52°37′32″N 1°58′16″W / 52.6255°N 1.9711°W |
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1843–44 | 250 | George Hamilton | Gothic Revival style. Tower added in 1875; chancel in 1889. |
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| St John, Brockmoor, Dudley, West Midlands 52°29′10″N 2°08′00″W / 52.4861°N 2.1333°W |
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1844–45 | 500 | Thomas Smith | Norman Revival in brick with transepts and a cupola. | II |
| St Thomas, Keresley, West Midlands |
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1844–45 | 300 | Benjamin Ferrey | Gothic Revival with a west tower and spire. | II |
| Christ Church, Radford, Nottingham |
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1844–45 | 500 | Henry Isaac Stevens | Gothic Revival with a bell gable. Demolished about 1948. |
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| St John the Evangelist, Hazelwood, Derbyshire 53°00′41″N 1°30′45″W / 53.0113°N 1.5124°W |
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1844–46 | 200 | Henry Isaac Stevens | Gothic Revival with a bellcote. Restored in 1903 after a fire. | II |
| St James the Great, Whitfield, Derbyshire 53°26′47″N 1°57′04″W / 53.4464°N 1.9512°W |
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1844–46 | 1,000 | Edwin Shellard | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Chancel enlarged in 1897. |
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| St Luke, Little Dawley, Shropshire |
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1845 | 300 | Robert Griffiths | Norman Revival with a bell turret. Converted into residential accommodation. | II |
| St John, Wednesbury, West Midlands |
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1845 | 400 | Samuel Daukes and John R. Hamilton | Gothic Revival with a northwest tower. Restored in 1883. |
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| St Peter, East Stockwith, Lincolnshire 53°26′29″N 0°48′58″W / 53.4415°N 0.8160°W |
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1845–46 | 100 | Thomas Johnson | Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Restored in 1899. | II |
| St Paul, Morton, Lincolnshire 53°24′50″N 0°46′59″W / 53.4138°N 0.7830°W |
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1845–46 | 150 | Thomas Johnson | Gothic Revival with a tower. Replaced in 1891, other than the tower. | II* |
| Christ Church, Quarry Bank, Dudley, West Midlands 52°28′21″N 2°06′20″W / 52.4724°N 2.1056°W |
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1845–46 | 500 | Thomas Smith | Gothic Revival in brick with a cupola and transepts. Chancel added 1897. |
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| St Luke, Cradley Heath, West Midlands 52°28′24″N 2°04′44″W / 52.4733°N 2.0789°W |
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1845–47 | 500 | William Bourne | Gothic Revival with transepts. Apse added 1874. |
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| St Mark, Pensnett, Dudley, West Midlands 52°30′09″N 2°07′36″W / 52.5024°N 2.1267°W |
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1846–49 | 500 | John Derick | Gothic Revival with a tower and turrets. Restored in 1924. | II |
| Christ Church, Cotmanhay, Derbyshire |
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1847 | 300 | Henry Isaac Stevens | Gothic Revival with a polygonal bell turret. Demolished in 1987. |
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| Holy Trinity, Milford, Derbyshire 53°00′16″N 1°28′42″W / 53.0045°N 1.4782°W |
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1847–48 | 250 | William Bonython Moffatt | Gothic Revival with a northwest bell turret. Vestry added in 1910. | II |
| St James, Wednesbury, West Midlands 52°33′08″N 2°01′36″W / 52.5521°N 2.0268°W |
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1847–48 | 500 | William Horton | Gothic Revival with a tower. Enlarged in 1857, 1865, and 1885. |
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| St Matthew, Etruria, Staffordshire |
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1847–49 | 250 | Henry Ward and Son | Gothic Revival with a bell turret. |
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| Holy Trinity, Hanley, Staffordshire |
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1847–49 | 325 | Henry Ward and Son | Norman Revival with a turret. |
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| Holy Trinity, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire 53°01′48″N 2°10′03″W / 53.0299°N 2.1676°W |
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1847–49 | 250 | James Trubshaw | Gothic Revival with a bell turret, north tower and spire. | II |
| St Mark, Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton, West Midlands 52°35′04″N 2°08′14″W / 52.5845°N 2.1373°W |
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1848–49 | 250 | Charles Orford | Gothic Revival with a west tower and spire. Redundant since 1978. | II |
| St John, Charlesworth, Derbyshire 53°25′58″N 1°59′42″W / 53.4328°N 1.9950°W |
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1848–49 | 250 | Joseph Mitchell | Gothic Revival with a north tower. | II |
| St Thomas, Coventry, West Midlands |
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1848–49 | 230 | Edmund Sharpe and E. G. Paley | Gothic Revival with a northwest turret. Demolished. | II |
| St Matthew, Wolverhampton, West Midlands |
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1848–49 | 300 | Edward Banks | Gothic Revival style. Demolished 1963. |
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| St Saviour, Saltley, Birmingham, West Midlands 52°29′12″N 1°51′30″W / 52.4868°N 1.8582°W |
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1848–50 | 300 | R. C. Hussey | Gothic Revival style. Spire added 1871. | II |
| St Mark, Ocker Hill, Tipton, West Midlands 52°32′34″N 2°02′40″W / 52.5428°N 2.0444°W |
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1849 | 250 | George Hamilton and Henry Saunders | Gothic Revival in brick with a bell gable. |
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| St Jude, Birmingham, West Midlands |
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1850–51 | 500 | Charles Orford | Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Demolished. |
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| All Saints, Moxley, West Midlands 52°33′38″N 2°02′47″W / 52.5605°N 2.0465°W |
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1850–51 | 260 | William Horton | Gothic Revival style. Steeple added 1877. |
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| Holy Trinity, Wednesfield Heath, West Midlands 52°35′46″N 2°06′10″W / 52.5962°N 2.1029°W |
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1850–52 | 220 | Edward Banks | Gothic Revival with a tower. |
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| St Luke, Bilston, West Midlands |
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1851–52 | 300 | Thomas Johnson | Gothic Revival with a southeast tower. |
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| Holy Trinity, Chesterton, Staffordshire 53°02′31″N 2°15′10″W / 53.0419°N 2.2529°W |
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1851–52 | 150 | Henry Ward and Son | Gothic Revival with a tower. | II |
| St George, Darlaston, West Midlands |
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1851–52 | 300 | Thomas Johnson | Gothic Revival style. Altered in 1885 adding a northwest steeple. |
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| Holy Trinity, Sneyd, Staffordshire |
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1851–52 | 350 | George Thomas Robinson | Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. |
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| St John the Evangelist, Ladywood, Birmingham, West Midlands 52°28′39″N 1°55′39″W / 52.4775°N 1.9275°W |
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1851–54 | 267 | Samuel Sanders Teulon | Gothic Revival style. Chancel and transepts added in 1881. | II |
| St Paul, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands 52°27′29″N 1°53′30″W / 52.4580°N 1.8917°W |
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1852–53 | 300 | James Lyndon Pedley | Gothic Revival with a tower. Enlarged in 1868. |
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| St Luke, Hanley, Staffordshire 53°01′26″N 2°10′06″W / 53.0240°N 2.1683°W |
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1852–54 | 200 | Henry Ward and Son | Gothic Revival with a tower. |
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| St Paul, Edensor, Longton, Staffordshire |
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1853 | 300 | Henry Ward and Son | Gothic Revival style. |
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| St Luke, Silverdale, Staffordshire 53°01′03″N 2°16′23″W / 53.0174°N 2.2731°W |
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1853 | 100 | Richard Armstrong | Gothic Revival with a steeple. | II |
| Holy Trinity, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire 52°38′13″N 2°29′18″W / 52.6369°N 2.4883°W |
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1853–54 | 10 | Reeves and Butcher | Gothic Revival with a tower. | II* |
| St John the Divine, Leicester 52°37′49″N 1°07′36″W / 52.6304°N 1.1266°W |
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1853–54 | 1,000 | George Gilbert Scott | Gothic Revival style. Converted into flats. | II |
| St Stephen, Willenhall, West Midlands |
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1853–54 | 300 | William Darby Griffin | Gothic Revival with a west bell gable. Demolished 1978. |
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| Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire |
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c. 1854 | 80 | James Murray | Gothic Revival style. Northwest tower and spire added 1875–93. |
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| Holy Trinity, Short Heath, Willenhall, West Midlands 52°36′21″N 2°02′10″W / 52.6058°N 2.0362°W |
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1854–55 | 245 | William Horton | Gothic Revival style. |
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| St Matthew, Smethwick, Staffordshire 52°29′29″N 1°57′23″W / 52.4915°N 1.9563°W |
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1854–55 | 125 | Joseph James | Gothic Revival with a bell turret. | II |
| St John the Evangelist, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire 53°08′47″N 1°12′06″W / 53.1465°N 1.2016°W |
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1854–56 | 100 | Henry Isaac Stevens | Gothic Revival style. | II |
| St Matthias, Birmingham, West Midlands |
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1855–56 | 380 | James Lyndon Pedley | Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Bombed; demolished 1952. |
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