Religious Faith in Wolverhampton

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St John's, Wolverhampton

St John's is the second oldest Anglican church in the city centre and was built between 1756 and 1775.

St John's Church Wolverhampton 1992 (E1/STJO/E/26)

St John's Church Wolverhampton Renatus Harris Organ 1992 (E1/STJO/I/17)

The church houses the famous Renatus Harris organ built in 1682 and purchased for the sum of £500 in 1762, a considerable sum in those days!

St Leonard's, Bilston

There has been a church on the site of St Leonard's in Bilston since the fourteenth century.

Following repair work in 1733 and again in 1744, the church was rebuilt between 1825 and 1826.

Designed by London architect Francis Goodwin in a classical style, the cost of the work was paid for by a levy on the local inhabitants and a government grant of £550.

St Leonard's Church Bilston (E1/STLE/E/8)

interior of St Leonard's Church Bilston 1969 (E1/STLE/1/2a)

St Thomas's, Wednesfield

The original church was built on the village green and consecrated in 1750 as a Chapel of Ease in the Deanery of Wolverhampton. Prior to that date people had to travel to Wolverhampton for church services.

St Thomas's church Wednesfield (E1/STTH/E/1)

The church was badly damaged by fire in 1902 resulting in extensive rebuilding

St Thomas's, Wednesfield following the fire of 1902 (E1/STTH/1/10a)

St Thomas's, Wednesfield following rebuilding (E1/STTH/E/10

St Bartholomew's, Penn

Parts of the current church date from the thirteenth century, though most of the building dates from 1764/5 following major reconstruction.

St Bartholomew's church Penn, pre 1887 (E/STBA/E/7)

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