Church Building Commission
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The Church Building Commission was a 19th-century British body established to finance and oversee the construction of new Anglican churches, particularly in rapidly growing urban areas.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican church-building commission
ⓘ
British public body ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
rapidly growing industrial towns
ⓘ
rapidly growing urban parishes ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Church Building Commissioners
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commissioners for Building New Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| archivesAt | The National Archives (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition |
bishops
ⓘ
members of Parliament ⓘ other lay commissioners ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1856 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Church of England administration
ⓘ
church construction ⓘ urban religious infrastructure ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
Parliamentary grant
ⓘ
local contributions ⓘ |
| hasMainTask |
allocate parliamentary grants for church building
ⓘ
approve designs for new churches ⓘ ensure provision of Anglican worship in growing urban areas ⓘ finance construction of new Anglican churches ⓘ increase number of Church of England church seats ⓘ oversee construction of new Anglican churches ⓘ select sites for new churches ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
influenced pattern of parish boundaries in urban areas
ⓘ
major expansion of Anglican church provision in the 19th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1818 ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Church Building Act 1818
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
subsequent Church Building Acts ⓘ |
| locatedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfterEvent | Battle of Waterloo (for Waterloo churches) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
construction of Waterloo churches
ⓘ
funding of Commissioners' churches ⓘ |
| numberOfChurchesFunded | over 600 ⓘ |
| operatedDuring | post-Napoleonic War period ⓘ |
| oversawArchitecturalStyle |
Gothic Revival
ⓘ
Neoclassical ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Church of England church-building programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForCreation |
shortage of Anglican church accommodation in expanding cities
ⓘ
to strengthen the established church in industrial areas ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Ecclesiastical Commissioners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Commissioners appointed by the Crown ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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