List of ecclesiastical works by Edward Blore

St John's Church, Stratford

Edward Blore (1787–1879) was an English antiquarian, artist, and architect. He was born in Derby, and was trained by his father, Thomas, who was an antiquarian and a topographer. Edward became skilled at drawing accurate and detailed architectural illustrations. His commissions included drawings of Peterborough, Durham, and Winchester Cathedrals. His drawings of Althorp brought him to the attention of Earl Spencer, who was influential in introducing him to other wealthy and influential patrons. After his father died in 1818, Blore started to prepare architectural designs for new buildings. The first of these was for the enlargement of Sir Walter Scott's Abbotsford House. Although this was not accepted, it led to the acceptance of his design for Corehouse, a large country house in Lanarkshire, Scotland, for the judge George Cranstoun. More commissions for country houses followed. Blore then became involved with the Church Commissioners, designing, with others, a series of churches that have become to be known as Commissioners' churches, the first of these being St George's Church in Battersea, London.[1]

Blore's connection with Earl Spencer helped him to gain the commission for rebuilding Lambeth Palace for the Archbishop of Canterbury. Following this he worked on some of the most important buildings in the country, including the completion of Buckingham Palace, on Windsor Castle and on Hampton Court Palace. He gained two commissions for major works abroad, the Vorontsov Palace in Ukraine, and Government House, Sydney in Sydney, Australia. The rest of his works are in Great Britain, and mainly in England. These range from palaces and country houses, cathedrals and churches, through schools, rectories, and lodges, to groups of estate houses with washhouses.[1]

Blore received a DCL degree from Oxford University, and was a founder member of the British Archaeological Association and of the Institute of British Architects. He retired from active architectural practice in 1849, but continued to produce drawings. In total, these filled 48 volumes, which are held in the British Library. Blore died at his home in Manchester Square, Marylebone, London, in 1879, leaving an estate of £80,000 (equivalent to £8,650,000 in 2021).[1][2]

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Grade Criteria[3]
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.
Category (Scotland) Criteria[4]
Category A Buildings of special architectural or historical interest which are outstanding examples of a particular period, style or building type.
Category B Buildings of special architectural or historic interest which are major examples of a particular period, style or building type.
Category C(S) Buildings of special architectural or historic interest which are representative examples of a period, style or building type.
"—" denotes a work that is not graded.

Works

Name Location Photograph Date Notes Grade
St George's Church Battersea, Greater London 1827–28 A Commissioners' Church, subsequently demolished.[1][5]
Westminster Abbey Westminster,
Greater London
51°29′58″N 0°07′39″W / 51.4994°N 0.1275°W / 51.4994; -0.1275 (Westminster Abbey) 		1827–49 As surveyor to the abbey, Blore rescued a 13th-century retable, installed a screen between the nave and the choir, remodelled the choir, and restored the cloister and the exterior of the north side of the nave.[1][6] I
Parish church Canford Magna, Dorset
50°47′20″N 1°57′22″W / 50.7889°N 1.9560°W / 50.7889; -1.9560 (Parish church, Canford Magna) 		1829 Nave extended towards the west.[7] I
St Paul's Church Warrington, Cheshire 1829–30 A Commissioners' Church, subsequently demolished.[5][8]
Ripon Cathedral Ripon, North Yorkshire
54°08′06″N 1°31′13″W / 54.1350°N 1.5202°W / 54.1350; -1.5202 (Ripon Cathedral) 		1829–31 Restoration.[1][9] I
Old St Mary's Church Woburn, Bedfordshire
51°59′23″N 0°37′12″W / 51.9896°N 0.6199°W / 51.9896; -0.6199 (Old St Mary's Church, Woburn) 		c. 1830 Blore carried out work on the tower. He also designed the wall, gates and gatepiers of the churchyard.[10][11] II
St Mary's Church Longfleet, Poole, Dorset
50°43′22″N 1°58′18″W / 50.7227°N 1.9717°W / 50.7227; -1.9717 (Old St Mary's Church, Longfleet)
1830–33 [12] II
Chapel,
Trinity College 		Cambridge
52°12′27″N 0°07′03″E / 52.2074°N 0.1174°E / 52.2074; 0.1174 (Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge) 		1831–32 Restoration.[1][13] I
St John the Baptist's Church Leytonstone,
Waltham Forest,
Greater London
51°34′07″N 0°00′39″E / 51.5687°N 0.0109°E / 51.5687; 0.0109 (St John the Baptist's Church, Leytonstone) 		1831–32 [1][14] II
Chapel,
Wadham College 		Oxford
51°45′22″N 1°15′14″W / 51.7561°N 1.2539°W / 51.7561; -1.2539 (Wadham College Chapel, Oxford) 		1831–32 Restoration.[1][15] I
Christ Church Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
51°41′32″N 0°02′01″W / 51.6922°N 0.0337°W / 51.6922; -0.0337 (Christ Church, Waltham Cross) 		1831–32 A Commissioners' church. Originally dedicated to the Holy Trinity.[1][16][17] II
Christ Church Croft, Cheshire
53°26′15″N 2°32′36″W / 53.4374°N 2.5433°W / 53.4374; -2.5433 (Christ Church, Croft)
1832–33 A Commissioners' church.[1][18][19][20] II
St John the Evangelist's Church Stratford, Newham, Greater London
51°32′31″N 0°00′11″E / 51.5419°N 0.0030°E / 51.5419; 0.0030 (St John's Church, Stratford)
1833–34 A Commissioners' church.[1][21][22][23] II
St John the Baptist's Church Potters Bar, Hertfordshire
51°41′43″N 0°10′34″W / 51.6954°N 0.1762°W / 51.6954; -0.1762 (St John's Church, Potters Bar) 		1835 Damaged by fire in 1911; replaced by the new Church of St Mary the Virgin and All Saints.[1][24]
St Mary the Virgin's Church Vincent Square, Westminster,
Greater London
51°29′32″N 0°08′02″W / 51.4921°N 0.1340°W / 51.4921; -0.1340 (St Mary's Church, Vincent Square, Westminster) 		1836–37 A Commissioners' church. Demolished in 1923.[1][25][26]
St Peter's Church Stepney, Tower Hamlets, Greater London
51°31′27″N 0°02′59″W / 51.5242°N 0.0496°W / 51.5242; -0.0496 (St Peter's Church, Stepney) 		1837–38 Declared redundant in 1987 and converted into residential use.[1][27][28] II
Christ Church Chelsea, Greater London
51°29′08″N 0°09′50″W / 51.48567°N 0.1639°W / 51.48567; -0.1639 (Christ Church, Chelsea)
1838 Built as a chapel of ease to St Luke, Chelsea.[1][29][30] II
Holy Trinity Church Lambeth, Greater London 1838–39 A Commissioners' church. Damaged by bombing in about 1941.[1][21]
St Luke's Church Berwick Street, Soho, Westminster,
Greater London 		— 1838–39 A Commissioners' church. Demolished in 1936.[1][25]
Chapel,
Merton College 		Oxford
51°45′04″N 1°15′09″W / 51.7511°N 1.2525°W / 51.7511; -1.2525 (Merton College Chapel) 		1838–43 Restoration.[1][31] I
Christ Church Hoxton, Hackney,
Greater London 		1839 Damaged by bombing in 1944.[1][18]
Holy Trinity Church Barkingside, Ilford, Redbridge, Greater London
51°35′22″N 0°04′36″E / 51.5895°N 0.0766°E / 51.5895; 0.0766 (Holy Trinity Church, Barkingside) 		1839–40 A Commissioners' church.[1][32][33] II
Norwich Cathedral Norwich, Norfolk
52°37′55″N 1°18′03″E / 52.6319°N 1.3007°E / 52.6319; 1.3007 (Norwich Cathedral)
c. 1840 Restoration/alterations.[1][34] I
Thorney Abbey Thorney, Cambridgeshire
52°37′13″N 0°06′26″W / 52.6204°N 0.1071°W / 52.6204; -0.1071 (Thorney Abbey)
1840–41 Alterations.[1][35] I
Ely Cathedral Ely, Cambridgeshire
52°23′55″N 0°15′50″E / 52.3987°N 0.2638°E / 52.3987; 0.2638 (Ely Cathedral)
1840–41,
1844 		Restoration/alterations.[1][36] I
St Mary Magdalen's Church Oxford
51°45′17″N 1°15′32″W / 51.7546°N 1.2588°W / 51.7546; -1.2588 (St Mary Magdalen's Church, Oxford) 		1840–42 Rebuilt the south aisle.[37] I
Chapel,
College of St Mark and St John 		Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London
51°28′56″N 0°11′12″W / 51.4821°N 0.1867°W / 51.4821; -0.1867 (Chapel at College of St Mark and St John, Chelsea) 		1841 College chapel; designed in conjunction with its principal, Derwent Coleridge.[38] II
St Thomas' Church Charterhouse Square, Smithfield, Greater London 1841–42 Closed in 1906 and demolished in 1909.[1][39][40]
St Mary Magdalen's Church Latimer, Buckinghamshire
51°40′47″N 0°33′15″W / 51.6797°N 0.5541°W / 51.6797; -0.5541 (St Mary Magdalen's Church, Latimer) 		1841–42 [1][41] II
Church of St James the Great Bethnal Green,
Tower Hamlets,
Greater London
51°31′36″N 0°03′49″W / 51.5268°N 0.0635°W / 51.5268; -0.0635 (St James' Church, Bethnal Green) 		1841–44 Declared redundant in 1984 and converted into residential use.[1][42]
St Peter's Church Bushley, Worcestershire
52°00′27″N 2°11′01″W / 52.0076°N 2.1835°W / 52.0076; -2.1835 (St Peter's Church, Bushley) 		1842–43 [1][43] II
Holy Trinity Church Windsor, Berkshire
51°28′43″N 0°36′49″W / 51.4787°N 0.6137°W / 51.4787; -0.6137 (Holy Trinity Church, Windsor)
1842–44 [1][44][45] II
Chapel,
St John's College 		Oxford
51°45′23″N 1°15′31″W / 51.7564°N 1.2586°W / 51.7564; -1.2586 (St John's College Chapel) 		1843 Remodelled.[1][46] I
Ramsey Abbey Ramsey, Cambridgeshire
52°26′51″N 0°05′51″W / 52.4474°N 0.0976°W / 52.4474; -0.0976 (Ramsey Abbey) 		1843 Alterations.[1][47] I
St John the Evangelist's Church Cinderford, Gloucestershire
51°48′45″N 2°30′18″W / 51.8126°N 2.5051°W / 51.8126; -2.5051 (St John's Church, Cinderford) 		1843–44 [1][48] II
St Mary's Church Great Brington, Northamptonshire
52°16′52″N 1°01′24″W / 52.2811°N 1.0233°W / 52.2811; -1.0233 (St Mary's Church, Great Brington) 		1846 Restoration.[49] I
Glasgow Cathedral Glasgow, Scotland
55°51′46″N 4°14′05″W / 55.8629°N 4.2346°W / 55.8629; -4.2346 (Glasgow Cathedral) 		1846– Alterations.[1][50] A
St Denys' Church Aswarby, Lincolnshire
52°56′45″N 0°24′48″W / 52.9459°N 0.4132°W / 52.9459; -0.4132 (St Denys' Church, Aswarby)
1850 Restoration.[51] I

See also

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