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The first church on this site was completed in 1841 but suffered significant fire damage. The vicar, Revd Thomas Vowler Wickham, continued to use the remains of the old church for as long as possible, and in May 1891 it was reported that that he had ‘conducted a wedding in the ruins'.

Christ Church is a splendid Victorian church, built in the decorated style in 1855, when the communities of Brampton and West Melton were growing fast with the expansion of coal mining. The church windows all have delicate and unique tracery and beautiful stained glass, by Whitefriars.

Christ Church Spitalfields was named 'The Best Building in London' by the Evening Standard in 2004. Built in 1729 it has for most of its life been homed to a committed worshipping Christian community. Yet every week 1000's of tourists, pilgrims and visitors enjoy our church building.

Christ Church College in Oxford is unique in having the only college chapel that is also a cathedral. It is said to have been founded as a convent by St Frideswide in the 8th century, but the oldest parts of the church date from the 12th century, when it was an Augustinian priory and place of pilgrimage. In 1525 Thomas Wolsey suppressed the priory and began work creating a college.

Christ Church Cathedral or Dublin Cathedral is an Irish Anglican cathedral. Founded in 1038 by the Vikings who occupied Dublin, it is the oldest of the city's two cathedrals. In 1539, King Henry VIII decided to convert the priory into an Anglican cathedral with a dean and a chapter. The Cathedral was completely renovated during the Victorian era by George Edmund Street. In the twentieth century, further renovations were carried out, particularly between 1980 and 1982.

Christ Church Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral of Lisburn. Construction of the present building began in 1708. A church was built on the site of the cathedral in the early 1600s by Sir Fulke Conway as a chapel of ease for his new castle. It was consecrated in 1623 and dedicated to St Thomas, but was destroyed with much of the town during the rebellion of 1641. The church was soon rebuilt and in 1662 St Thomas's was designated by Charles II as the cathedral church of the diocese of Down and Connor and renamed Christ Church Cathedral. However, the cathedral burned down in 1707.

Christ Church Cathedral in Waterford's Irish Anglican Cathedral. The first church on this site was built in the 11th century. It was replaced in 1210 by a Gothic cathedral. In the 18th century, the parishioners recommended to the Bishop that a new church be built. The architect was John Roberts, who had already designed many Georgian buildings in Waterford.

A church has stood on the present site since Norman times, this probably being the third, but in 1786 the medieval building, which had a history of instability, was judged beyond repair and pulled down. The present church was then built after surrender of the southern side of the site to enable Wine Street to be widened.

Christ Church, Hampstead, built between 1850 and 1852 in the Early English Gothic style. In 1881-1882, the north porch and north aisle were added. In 2015, major renovation work was carried out on the church.

The Christ Church in Mainz is a Protestant church built between 1896 and 1903 according to the plans of Eduard Kreyssig. The building is reminiscent of the Italian High Renaissance style. In addition to religious services, the Christ Church is also popular for music. Since 1954, the Mainz Bach Choir and Orchestra have been using the church regularly.