List of Commissioners' churches in Wales

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 Wales.

Key

Grade	Criteria[1]
I	Buildings of exceptional interest
II*	Particularly important buildings
II	Buildings special interest.
"—" denotes a work that is not graded.

Churches

Name and location	Photograph	Date	Grant in £	Architect	Notes and refs.	Grade
St Matthew, Buckley, Flintshire 53°10′28″N 3°04′21″W / 53.1745°N 3.0726°W		1821–22	4,052	John Oates	Gothic Revival with a tower and spire. Rebuilt 1897–1902.[2][3][4]	II*
St Michael, Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion		1830–32	1,289	Edward Haycock	Gothic Revival with a bell turret. Replaced 1890.[5]	—
St Thomas, Trevethin, Torfaen		1831–32	1,155	Edward Haycock	Gothic Revival with a bell turret.[6]
St David, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire		1835–36	3,000	Edward Haycock	Gothic Revival with a tower.[5][7]	II
St Paul, Newport		1835–36	1,350	Thomas Henry Wyatt	Gothic Revival with a tower and spire.[6][8]	II
St George, Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent		1835–36	1,042	John Jenkins	Norman Revival with a tower.[6][9]	II
St Mary, Bagillt, Flintshire		1837–39	300	John Lloyd	Gothic Revival style.[5][10][11]	II
St Mary, Brymbo, Wrexham		1838	600	John Lloyd	Demolished about 1870.[5]	—
St Mary, Glyntaff, Mid Glamorgan 51°35′48″N 3°19′22″W / 51.5966°N 3.3227°W		1838	414	Thomas Henry Wyatt	Norman Revival with a tower.[5]
Holy Trinity, Gwernaffield, Flintshire		1838	300	John Lloyd	Replaced 1871–72.[5]	—
St David, Denbigh, Denbighshire 53°11′02″N 3°24′51″W / 53.1839°N 3.4141°W		1838–40	250	Thomas Mainwaring Penson	Tower added 1855–58.[5][12][13]	II
Christ Church, Cwmamman, Carmarthenshire		1841	400	Robert Ebbels	Gothic Revival with a tower.[5][14]	II
Emmanuel, Bistre, Buckley, Flintshire 53°10′04″N 3°05′18″W / 53.1678°N 3.0882°W		1841–42	200	John Lloyd	Gothic Revival with a bell turret.[5][15][16]	II
St Mary, Cardiff, South Wales		1841–43	1,663	Thomas Foster	Norman Revival with two west turrets.[5][17]	II
St David, Newtown, Powys		1843–45	2,000	Thomas Mainwaring Penson	Gothic Revival with a tower.[6][18]	II
St John, Clydach, Swansea, West Glamorgan 51°41′42″N 3°53′50″W / 51.6951°N 3.8971°W		1845–47	200	William Whittington	Gothic Revival with a northwest tower and turrets.[5][19]	II
St John the Baptist, Pontfadog, Wrexham 52°55′58″N 3°08′38″W / 52.9329°N 3.1438°W		1845–47	100	F. Wehnert	Gothic Revival with a tower.[5]
St David, Merthyr Tydfil, Mid Glamorgan		1846–47	1,204	Thomas Henry Wyatt and David Brandon	Gothic Revival with a bell turret.[5][20]	II
St John, Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire		1846–48	400	James Harrison	Gothic Revival with a tower.[6][21]	II
St Paul, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire		1849–50	250	George Gilbert Scott	Gothic Revival style.[5]
Skewen, West Glamorgan		1849–50	125	Egbert Moxham	Gothic Revival style.[5]
Holy Trinity, Gwersyllt, Wrexham 53°04′29″N 3°01′20″W / 53.0747°N 3.0221°W		1850–51	150	Thomas Mainwaring Penson	Gothic Revival with a steeple.[5]
St Michael, Brynford, Flintshire 53°15′38″N 3°13′59″W / 53.2605°N 3.2330°W		1851–52	125	Thomas Henry Wyatt	Gothic Revival with a bell turret.[5][22][23]	II
Holy Trinity, Pillgwenlly, Newport		1851–52	250	John Langdon	Gothic Revival style.[6]
St Fagan, Trecynon, Mid Glamorgan		1851–53	200	Thomas Talbot Bury	Gothic Revival with a bell gable. Burnt down 1855.[5]	—
St Elvans, Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan 51°42′48″N 3°26′43″W / 51.7132°N 3.4452°W		1852–53	250	Andrew Moseley	Gothic Revival with a spire.[5][24]	II*
St David, Maesteg, Mid Glamorgan		1852–53	100	Egbert Moxham	Gothic Revival with a bell turret.[5]
St John the Evangelist, Rhosllannerchrugog, Wrexham		1852–53	200	Thomas Mainwaring Penson	Norman Revival with a bell turret.[5][25][26]	II
Holy Trinity, Nantyglo, Blaenau Gwent		1852–54	100	Joshua Daniels	Gothic Revival with a bell turret.[5]
St David, Rhondda, Mid Glamorgan		c. 1853	60	Charles Bernard	[5]
St Michael, Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent		1853–54	125	John Norton	Replaced 1898.[5]	—
St Seiriol, Holyhead, Anglesey		1854	185	Charles Verelst	Gothic Revival with a spire.[27] Demolished in 1992 after the structure became unsafe.[28]	—
Christ Church, Glanogwen, Llanllechid, Gwynedd		1855–56	300	Thomas Henry Wyatt	Gothic Revival with a steeple.[5]
St Peter, Swansea		1856	85	Richard Penson	Gothic Revival with a bell turret.[5]

See also

• List of Commissioners' churches in eastern England
• 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 Yorkshire

References

Citations

1. Listing, Cadw, retrieved 5 June 2013
2. Port (2006), p. 329
3. St Matthew's Church, Buckley, Cadw, retrieved 5 June 2013
4. Hubbard (1986), pp. 332–333
5. Port (2006), p. 346
6. Port (2006), p. 347
7. Church of St David, Carmarthen, Cadw, retrieved 5 June 2013
8. St Paul’s Church, including forecourt walls and railings, Newport, Cadw, retrieved 5 June 2013
9. St George’s Church, Tredegar, Cadw, retrieved 5 June 2013
10. Church of St Mary, Bagillt, Cadw, retrieved 5 June 2013
11. Hubbard (1986), p. 319
12. Church of St David, Denbigh, Cadw, retrieved 5 June 2013
13. Hubbard (1986), pp. 146–147
14. Christ Church, Cwmamman, Cadw, retrieved 5 June 2013
15. Emmanuel Church, Bistre, Cadw, retrieved 5 June 2013
16. Hubbard (1986), p. 333
17. Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin and St Stephen the Martyr, including forecourt wall and railings, Cardiff, Cadw, retrieved 5 June 2013
18. Parish Church of St David including wall fronting New Road, Newport, Cadw, retrieved 5 June 2013
19. Church of Saint John the Baptist, Clydach, Cadw, retrieved 5 June 2013
20. St David's Church, Merthyr Tydfil, Cadw, retrieved 5 June 2013
21. Church of St John the Evangelist, Pembroke Dock, Cadw, retrieved 5 June 2013
22. Church of St Michael, Brynford, Cadw, retrieved 5 June 2013
23. Hubbard (1986), p. 332
24. St Elvan's Church, Aberdare, Cadw, retrieved 5 June 2013
25. Church of Saint John Evangelist, Rhosllannerchrugog, Cadw, retrieved 5 June 2013
26. Hubbard (1986), p. 264
27. Port (2006), p. 345
28. Jones (2006), pp. 44–45

Sources

• Hubbard, Edward (1986), Clwyd, The Buildings of Wales, London: Penguin, ISBN 0-14-071052-3
• Jones, Geraint I. L. (2006), Anglesey Churches, Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, ISBN 1-84527-089-4
• Port, M. H. (2006), 600 New Churches: The Church Building Commission 1818-1856 (2nd ed.), Reading: Spire Books, ISBN 978-1-904965-08-4