List of ecclesiastical works by Lewis Vulliamy

St John the Evangelist's Church, Worsthorne

Lewis Vulliamy (1791–1871) was an English architect who is best known for his work on large houses.^[1] He was born in Pall Mall, London,^[1] into a family of clock and watchmakers.^[2] At the age of 16 he was articled to the architect Robert Smirke, and from 1809 he studied at the Royal Academy Schools where he won the silver and gold medals. In 1818 he was awarded a scholarship from the academy, allowing him to study for four years on the continent where he spent most of the time in Italy.^[1]

On his return to England, Vulliamy established his practice in Oxford Street, London. His first commission was for work on Syston Park in Lincolnshire for Sir John Hayford Thorold.^[1] Following the Church Building Acts of 1818 and 1824, he became involved with the Church Commissioners, designing, with others, a series of churches that have become to be known as Commissioners' churches. Vulliamy designed at least 14 churches for the Commissioners.^[3] He also designed a variety of public buildings, including a grandstand at Wolverhampton Racecourse, the Lock Hospital in Paddington, new premises for The Law Society in London, and the re-fronting of the premises of the Royal Institution, also in London.^[1]

Vulliamy's best known works were on large country and town houses. In addition to his work on Syston Park, he designed other country houses, including Boothby Hall, Lincolnshire. His major patron was Robert Stayner Holford, for whom he carried out work on Westonbirt House in Gloucestershire, and also designed his London residence, Dorchester House in Park Lane. These two houses are considered to be Vulliamy's most important works.^[1] Vulliamy published two works: The Bridge of the SSa. Trinita, over the Arno at Florence (1822), and Examples of ornamental sculpture in architecture (1823). For several years he suffered from chronic bronchitis, and he died at his home on Clapham Common in 1871. His estate was valued at about £60,000 (equivalent to £5,040,000 in 2015).^[1][4]

This list contains details of Vulliamy's work on churches and other ecclesiastical structures.

Key

Grade	Criteria[5]
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.

Works

Name	Location	Photograph	Date	Notes	Grade
St Barnabas' Church	Kensington, Greater London 51°29′57″N 0°12′23″W / 51.4991°N 0.2063°W		1827	A Commissioners' church.[1][6][7]	II
St Bartholomew's Church	Sydenham, Lewisham, Greater London 51°25′40″N 0°03′29″W / 51.4279°N 0.0581°W		1827–32	A Commissioners' church.[1][8][9]	II*
St Paul's Church	Burslem, Staffordshire		1828–29	A Commissioners' church. Since demolished.[1][10][11]
Holy Trinity Church	Wordsley, West Midlands 52°28′47″N 2°09′36″W / 52.4797°N 2.1601°W		1829–31	A Commissioners' church.[12][13][14]	II
St Michael's Church	Highgate, Camden, Greater London 51°34′08″N 0°09′01″W / 51.5689°N 0.1503°W		1830–32	A Commissioners' church.[1][15][16]	II*
Christ Church	Woburn Square, Bloomsbury, Camden, Greater London		1830–31	A Commissioners' church. Since demolished.[1][17]
St John's Church	Richmond, Greater London 51°27′51″N 0°18′01″W / 51.4642°N 0.3004°W		1831–36	A Commissioners' church.[18][19]	II
Christ Church	Todmorden, West Yorkshire 53°42′58″N 2°06′00″W / 53.7162°N 2.1001°W		1832	A Commissioners' church.[1][20][21]	II
St John the Baptist's Church	Smallbridge, Rochdale, Greater Manchester 53°38′02″N 2°07′55″W / 53.6338°N 2.1320°W		1834	A Commissioners' church.[17][22][23]	II
St John the Evangelist's Church	Worsthorne, Lancashire 53°47′16″N 2°11′21″W / 53.7878°N 2.1892°W		1834–35	[1][24][25]	II
St Clement's Church	Spotland, Rochdale, Greater Manchester 53°37′17″N 2°10′38″W / 53.6213°N 2.1771°W		1835	A Commissioners' church.[20][26][27]	II
Holy Trinity Church	Burnley, Lancashire 53°47′23″N 2°15′26″W / 53.7897°N 2.2571°W		1835–36	A Commissioners' church, damaged by fire about 1991, later converted for residential use.[1][20][28][29]	II
St Mary and St Laurence's Church	Rosedale, North Yorkshire 54°21′14″N 0°53′16″W / 54.3538°N 0.8877°W		1839	A new church replacing a 14th-century priory.[30]	II
Christ Church	Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire 53°02′07″N 2°11′13″W / 53.0354°N 2.1870°W		1839–40	[1][31][32]	II
Church of St Remigus	Roydon, Norfolk 52°22′53″N 1°04′42″E / 52.3813°N 1.07838°E		1840	Added south porch.[33]	I
St Nicholas' Church	Winterborne Clenston, Dorset 50°49′28″N 2°13′44″W / 50.8245°N 2.2288°W		1840	[34]	II*
St Giles' Church	Knowle St Giles, Somerset 50°53′51″N 2°55′27″W / 50.8974°N 2.9243°W		c. 1840	Rebuilt the nave. Later converted into a house.[35]	II
Rochester Cathedral	Rochester, Kent 51°23′20″N 0°30′12″E / 51.3890°N 0.5033°E		1840s	Alterations.[1][36]	I
St Peter's Church	Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, Greater London 51°31′49″N 0°03′53″W / 51.5302°N 0.0646°W		1840–41	A Commissioners' church.[17][37]	II
St James-the-Less	Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, Greater London 51°31′54″N 0°02′52″W / 51.5318°N 0.0479°W		1840–42	A Commissioners' church, damaged in the Second World War.[17][38]	II
St Peter and St Paul's Church	Chingford, Waltham Forest, Greater London 51°37′52″N 0°00′04″E / 51.6312°N 0.0011°E		1844	[39]	II*
St James' Church	Kensington, Greater London 51°30′30″N 0°12′48″E / 51.5083°N 0.2132°E		1844–45	A Commissioners' church.[6][40]	II
All Saints Church	Ennismore Gardens, Westminster, Greater London 51°30′02″N 0°10′09″W / 51.5006°N 0.1691°W		1848–49	A Commissioners' church. Later the Russian Orthodox Patriarchal Church of The Assumption.[1][8][41]	II*
Church of St James the Great	Thorley, Hertfordshire 51°50′55″N 0°08′29″E / 51.8487°N 0.1415°E		1854–55	Restoration[42][43]	I
St Mary's Church	Lasborough, Gloucestershire 51°38′45″N 2°15′32″W / 51.6457°N 2.2588°W		1861–62	Replacement of a medieval church.[44]	II

See also

• List of works by Lewis Vulliamy on large houses
• List of miscellaneous works by Lewis Vulliamy

References

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2. Smith, Roger (2008) [2004], "Vulliamy Family (per. c. 1730–1886)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press), retrieved 21 April 2012 ((subscription or UK public library membership required))
3. Port 2006, pp. 327–341.
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6. Port 2006, p. 337.
7. Historic England, "Church of St Barnabas, Kensington and Chelsea (1358092)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 April 2012
8. Port 2006, p. 339.
9. Historic England, "Church of St Bartholomew, Lewisham (1285801)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 April 2012
10. Port 2006, p. 340.
11. Pevsner 1974, p. 254.
12. Port 2006, p. 341
13. Historic England, "Holy Trinity Church, Dudley (1076006)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 April 2012
14. Pevsner 1974, p. 329
15. Port 2006, p. 327
16. Historic England, "Church of St Michael, Camden (1378767)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 April 2012
17. Port 2006, p. 336.
18. Port 2006, p. 342
19. Historic England, "Church of St John the Divine, Richmond upon Thames (1194182)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 April 2012
20. Port 2006, p. 335.
21. Historic England, "Christ Church, Todmorden (1133752)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 April 2012
22. Historic England, "Church of St John the Baptist, Rochdale (1346261)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 April 2012
23. Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, p. 602
24. Historic England, "Church of St John the Evangelist, Worsthorne (1205660)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 April 2012
25. Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 710.
26. Historic England, "Church of St Clement, Spotland (1203251)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 April 2012
27. Hartwell, Hyde & Pevsner 2004, p. 607
28. Historic England, "Church of the Holy Trinity, Burnley (1022605)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 April 2012
29. Hartwell & Pevsner 2009, p. 188
30. Historic England, "Church of St Mary and St Laurence, Rosedale (1149725)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 April 2012
31. Historic England, "Christ Church, Stoke-on-Trent (1291092)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 April 2012
32. Christ Church, Cobridge, Hanley Team Ministry, retrieved 21 April 2012
33. Historic England, "Church of St Remigus, Roydon (1050237)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 April 2012
34. Historic England, "Church of St Nicholas, Winterborne Clenston (1324267)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 April 2012
35. Historic England, "Former Church of St Giles, Knowle St Giles (1366430)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 April 2012
36. Historic England, "Cathedral Church, Rochester (1086423)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 April 2012
37. Historic England, "Church of St Peter, Tower Hamlets (1357877)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 April 2012
38. Historic England, "Church of St James the Less, Tower Hamlets (1357854)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 April 2012
39. Historic England, "Church of St Peter and St Paul, Chingford (1065582)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 April 2012
40. Historic England, "Church of St James, Kensington and Chelsea (1226520)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 April 2012
41. Historic England, "Russian Orthodox Patriarchal Church of The Assumption, Westminster (1066842)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 April 2012
42. Historic England, "Parish Church of St James the Great, Thorley (1213947)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 April 2012
43. Cherry & Pevsner 1977, p. 363.
44. Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Westonbirt with Lasborough (1235744)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 20 April 2012

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