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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Church Building Commission canonical | 3 |
| Church Building Commissioners | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7349027 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Church Building Commission Context triple: [St Mark’s Church, Kennington, fundedBy, Church Building Commission]
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A.
Ecclesiological Society
The Ecclesiological Society is a British organization devoted to the study and promotion of church architecture, liturgy, and furnishings, particularly within the Anglican tradition.
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B.
Ecclesiastical Committee of Parliament
The Ecclesiastical Committee of Parliament is a joint committee of the UK Parliament that scrutinizes and reports on proposed Church of England Measures before they can become law.
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C.
Liturgical Commission of the Church of England
The Liturgical Commission of the Church of England is the official body responsible for developing, revising, and overseeing the Church’s liturgical texts and worship resources.
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D.
National Buildings Organisation
The National Buildings Organisation is an Indian government agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating data and statistics related to housing and building construction to support national urban development policies.
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E.
General Board of Church and Society
The General Board of Church and Society is the United Methodist Church’s agency responsible for advocating social justice, public policy engagement, and the denomination’s official positions on social issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Church Building Commission Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Ecclesiological Society
The Ecclesiological Society is a British organization devoted to the study and promotion of church architecture, liturgy, and furnishings, particularly within the Anglican tradition.
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B.
Ecclesiastical Committee of Parliament
The Ecclesiastical Committee of Parliament is a joint committee of the UK Parliament that scrutinizes and reports on proposed Church of England Measures before they can become law.
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C.
Liturgical Commission of the Church of England
The Liturgical Commission of the Church of England is the official body responsible for developing, revising, and overseeing the Church’s liturgical texts and worship resources.
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D.
National Buildings Organisation
The National Buildings Organisation is an Indian government agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating data and statistics related to housing and building construction to support national urban development policies.
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E.
General Board of Church and Society
The General Board of Church and Society is the United Methodist Church’s agency responsible for advocating social justice, public policy engagement, and the denomination’s official positions on social issues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican church-building commission
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British public body ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
rapidly growing industrial towns
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rapidly growing urban parishes ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Church Building Commissioners
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linked to:
Church Building Commission
Commissioners for Building New Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Commission for Building Fifty New Churches
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| archivesAt |
The National Archives (UK)
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linked to:
The National Archives
|
| composition |
bishops
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members of Parliament ⓘ other lay commissioners ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1856 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Church of England administration
ⓘ
church construction ⓘ urban religious infrastructure ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
Parliamentary grant
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local contributions ⓘ |
| hasMainTask |
allocate parliamentary grants for church building
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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
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major expansion of Anglican church provision in the 19th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1818 ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Church Building Act 1818
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subsequent Church Building Acts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London
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linked to:
London, England
|
| namedAfterEvent |
Battle of Waterloo (for Waterloo churches)
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linked to:
Battle of Waterloo
|
| notableWork |
construction of Waterloo churches
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funding of Commissioners' churches ⓘ |
| numberOfChurchesFunded | over 600 ⓘ |
| operatedDuring | post-Napoleonic War period ⓘ |
| oversawArchitecturalStyle |
Gothic Revival
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Neoclassical ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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linked to:
British Parliament
|
| partOf | Church of England church-building programme ⓘ |
| reasonForCreation |
shortage of Anglican church accommodation in expanding cities
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to strengthen the established church in industrial areas ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Ecclesiastical Commissioners
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linked to:
Church Commissioners for England
|
| supervisedBy | Commissioners appointed by the Crown ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Church Building Commission Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Church Building Commission