The spire of St John's in the Square Wolverhampton

Another look at the spire of St John's in the Square Wolverhampton, on the walk back into Wolverhampton City Centre from Bantock Park.

Seen from Temple Street in Wolverhampton.

St John's Church, Wolverhampton

St John's Church is a Grade II* listed Church of England parish church in Wolverhampton. It was built between 1758 and 1776 to the designs of either William Baker or Roger Eykyn. St John's was built as a chapel of ease of St Peter's Collegiate Church.

It is similar to St George's Church (a former Sainsbury's supermarket in Wolverhampton) and St Paul's Church in the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham.

Grade II* Listed Building

Church of St John

Description

WOLVERHAMPTON

SO9198SW ST JOHN'S SQUARE
895-1/13/312 Church of St John
03/02/77

GV II*

Anglican church. 1758-76. By William Baker or Roger Eykyn
(builder). Ashlar with parapeted roof. Classical style.
Rectangular plan with shallow chancel and west steeple. Ground
floor sill band and top modillioned cornice and balustraded
parapet; windows with Gibbs surrounds, those to ground floor
segmental headed, those to 1st floor round headed. East facade
has pedimented chancel with blind simplified Venetian window
with architrave and triple keystone, 2 blind roundels over;
single-bay returns have Gibbs windows, nave east has blind
round-headed windows over round-headed entrances with consoled
cornices, sill band forming imposts. 6-bay north and south
facades with Gibbs windows; western bays have round-headed
entrances with rusticated pilasters and cornices, that to
south with crowned monogram: E II R. West facade has centre
breaking forward under pediment, Gibbs windows to flanking
bays. Round-headed entrance with radiating voussoirs, aedicule
with rusticated Doric columns, Ionic entablature and blocking
course, 3-fielded-panel door and fanlight with glazing bars;
panel above. Tower has modillioned sill course, paired Ionic
pilasters and entablature; round-headed Gibbs windows, urns to
angles. Spire has round base with cornice taken over
projecting clock faces, octagonal stage with pilasters, blind
round-headed windows and top balustrade, rest with bands,
round lucarnes and weather vane.
INTERIOR: tunnel-vaulted ceiling pierced by arches; gallery to
3 sides on panelled antae on high bases, panelled front and
4-bay Doric arcades; elliptical chancel arch, vaulted chancel,
which has bolection-moulded panelling and aedicule over
altarpiece, panelled pilasters above. Fittings: late C19
timber screens to chapels to east ends of aisles; mid C19
altar rail on enriched wrought-iron supports; mid C19 high
panelled pulpit on marble shafts; mid C19 basin font on marble
shafts with coloured inlay; George III Royal arms to west
gallery, gilded relief; C17 organ by Renatus Harris with rich
open work to case. Mid to late C19 stained glass; and some
early C20 Arts and Crafts glass.
A very good and complete example of a mid C18 church.
(Shell County Guides: Thorold H: Staffordshire: London: 1978-:
P.186; The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Staffordshire:
London: 1974-: P.316).

Listing NGR: SO9142698162

Some rights reserved

Taken in: UK / England / Wolverhampton (show map)

Taken on: September 21, 2023

Tags:

St John's in the Square Wolverhampton

St John's Square

Black Country

west midlands

england

united kingdom

great britain

Ring Rd St John's

tree

trees

St John's Church, Wolverhampton

St John's Church

Grade II* Listed Building

Grade II* Listed

Church of St John

Church of St John, Wolverhampton

Anglican church

William Baker

Roger Eykyn

Ashlar with parapeted roof

Classical style

Church of England

Diocese of Lichfield

spire

Temple St « less

Sets appears in: • St John's Square, Wolverhampton • Wolverhampton Victorian and Edwardian buildings more » • Wolverhampton « less

Groups appears in: • Spires • Churches, Chapels, Domes, Mosques, Temples, Shrines and Monaster more » • Georgian Architecture • Historic Church Buildings • Churches of the World • Historic Churches in the UK • ALL CHURCH EXTERIORS • Churches in Europe • (A) BEAUTIFUL CHURCH « less

Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ72, f/5.4, 1/400 sec, 28.2mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-FZ72
Aperture:	f/5.4
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	28.2mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 18.0 (Windows)
Show full info

Stats: 323 views