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St Andrew's Church, Wolverhampton

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Location
  
Wolverhampton

Denomination
  
Church of England

Completed
  
1967

Diocese
  
Diocese of Lichfield

Construction cost
  
48,000 GBP

Architect
  
Richard Twentyman

Country
  
England

Groundbreaking
  
1965

Opened
  
1967

Dedication
  
Andrew the Apostle

Archdeaconry
  
Walsall

St Andrew's Church, Wolverhampton

Parish
  
St Andrew Wolverhampton

Similar
  
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St Andrew’s Church, Wolverhampton is a parish church in the Church of England in Wolverhampton

History

The foundation stone of St Andrew’s was laid by Revd. J.H. Iles on 25 May 1865 and building started to the designs of local architect Edward Banks. It was to have enough room for 311 persons. The church was extended in 1870 with space for 700 seats and consecrated on 2 November 1870.

The church was added to in 1891 and 1892 by F.T. Beck. On 31 May 1964 it was destroyed by fire.

The new church was designed by Richard Twentyman and construction started in 1965 and the church was opened in 1967. The west window was designed by John Piper and created by Patrick Reyntiens. The church cost £48,000 (equivalent to £785,708 in 2015). Pevsner described the building as Blocky, of brick, and convincing.

References

St Andrew's Church, Wolverhampton Wikipedia