Wolverhampton, West Midlands

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Churches in Bilston, Bushbury, Ettingshall, Fordhouses, Heathtown, Hurst Hill, Oxley, Parkfields, Penn and Penn Fields, Tettenhall and Tettenhall Wood, Wednesfield, Whitmore Reans. Some links will open another page.
 

All Nations Christian Centre on Temple Street and Summer Row. © Dennis Harper (2003). Another view. © Dennis Harper (2009). The building visible at left in the last photo had gone by 2016, and a church extension added, shown here. Another view of the extension, and the view from Summer Row. All © Dennis Harper (2016).

All Saints on All Saints Road. © Dennis Harper (2003). Another view, and an interior view, both © Dennis Harper (2008). The font, © Dennis Harper (2009).

Apostolic Church Life Centre on Sedgley Street and Lower Villiers Street. © Dennis Harper (2006).

Baitul Atta Mosque (Ahmadiyya Muslim Association) on Willenhall Road. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2012). This was previously Bethel Church. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2010).

Baptist Church on Dunstall Road. © Dennis Harper (2005).

Beckminster Methodist Church on Birches Barn Road. © Dennis Harper (2002). Interior view and the font, both © Dennis Harper (2003).

Believers Loveworld Church on Poutney Street and Little Poutney Street. © Dennis Harper (2017).

Buddha Vihara Temple on Penn Street. © Dennis Harper (2008).

Central Mosque on Waterloo Road and Dunstall Road. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2007). Photographed again by Dennis, the mosque now shows the completed minaret. © Dennis Harper (2014). Link.

The demolished tin tabernacle Chiesa Christiana Evangelica on Gorsebrook Road. © Dennis Harper (2004). It was replaced on the same site by Chiesa Cristiana Pentecostale (Pentecostal). © Dennis Harper (2011).

Christ Apostolic Church on Retreat Street, Graisley - " a recent arrival" says Dennis. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2019).

Christ Church on The Holloway. © Dennis Harper (2005).

Christ the King on Pendeford Ave. © Dennis Harper (2005).

Christian Meeting Hall, on Castlecroft Road. © Dennis Harper (2003).

Church of the Good Shepherd on Windmill Lane. © Dennis Harper (2003).

Cranmer Methodist Church on New Hampton Road. © Dennis Harper (2004).

Darlington Street Methodist Church. Originally Wesleyan, there was an earlier church of 1824-5. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2004). Interior view, © Dennis Harper (2010), and another interior, the handsome dome, the font, the preserved foundation stone and window from the old church, all © Dennis Harper (2019). Dennis has advised that, owing to a dwindling congregation, and potential repair bills for vandalism and the ravages of time, the church closed in September 2019. It was placed on a buildings at risk register in 2020 - news item (scroll down). 

East Park Methodist Church on Brooklands Parade. © Dennis Harper (2003). Interior view, and the font, both © Dennis Harper (2006).

Emmanuel U. P. C. of G. (according to the church notice board), which we think could be United Pentecostal Church of God. It is on Clarendon Street. © Dennis Harper (2012).

First Church of Christ, Scientist on Compton Road. © Dennis Harper (2006). At some point before 2018, this had become Zion City Tabernacle. © Dennis Harper (2018). Link.

Friends Meeting House. © Rob Brettle.

Guru Nanak Satsang Sikh Temple on Cannock Road. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2011).

Guru Nanak Sikh Temple on Duncan Street. © Dennis Harper (2006). Another view. © Dennis Harper (2011).

Guru Nanak Sikh Temple on Lea Road. © Dennis Harper (2011). By the time of Dennis's next visit in 2020, the temple had been refurbished. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2020).

Holy Trinity on Farrington Road. For its predecessors, see Ettingsall below. SO 9215 9498. © Dennis Harper (2003). Link.

Holy Trinity (Polish Catholic) on Stafford Road. © Dennis Harper (2005).

In Christ We Can International Church on Stewart Street. SO 913 979. © Dennis Harper (2017).

Jubilee Christian Centre (Church of God of Prophecy) on Merridale Street. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2004).

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses on Fifth Avenue, Low Hill. SJ 929 013. © Dennis Harper (2018).

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses on New Hampton Road. © Dennis Harper (2011).

Lanesfield Methodist Church on Laburnam Road. © Dennis Harper (2004).

Lea Road U.R.C. © Dennis Harper (2002). Interior view. © Dennis Harper (2005).

The former Lifespring Church, off Bath Road, was previously King Church. (See also next entry). © Rob Brettle. This photo was taken in 2003, when it was still King Church, © Dennis Harper (2003). Link.

In 2012, Lifespring Church moved into a newly-built building on Clifton Street. © Dennis Harper (2012). Link.

Low Hill Methodist Church on Kempthorne Avenue. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2005).

Mount Bethel A.M.E.Z. (African Methodist Episcopal Zion) Church on St. George's Parade. © Dennis Harper (2003).

The former Mount Zion New Connexion Methodist Church (1810) at Horsley Fields, which closed in 1968, and was demolished in the 1970's. Another view, after closure. Interior view of the centenary celebrations in 1910. All from Dennis Harper's Collection.

Nanaksar Thar Isher Darbar Sikh Temple on Mander Street. © Dennis Harper (2011). Since Dennis took the photo at left, further building work has been carried out - 1, 2, both © Dennis Harper (2015). Link.

New Testament Church on Wednesfield Road. © Dennis Harper (2005).

Particular Ukrainian Catholic Church of Saints Volodymyr and Olha on Merridale Street. Consecrated in 1988. © Dennis Harper (2005).

Pond Lane Mission Church (from St. Luke). © Dennis Harper (2008).

The former Pountney Street Methodist Church. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2012).

Ramgarhia Board Sikh Temple on Westbury Street. © Dennis Harper (2011).

Ramgarhia Sabha Temple on New Hampton Road East. © Dennis Harper (2012).

The Royal School Chapel on Penn Road and Goldthorn Road. Another view, three interiors - 1, 2, 3, and the font. All © Dennis Harper (2014). School website.

St. Andrew, on St. Andrew's Close (off Hunter Street), Whitmore Reans. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2003). The font and altar, both © Dennis Harper (2010). Another view, © Dennis Harper (2011).

St. Anthony (R.C.) on Bee Lane. © Dennis Harper (2011).

St. Chad (1908), on Lime Street. © Dennis Harper (2003). Interior view, and some contemporary painted glass panels, both © Dennis Harper (2008). Another interior view, and the two fonts - 1, 2, all © Dennis Harper (2011). Link.

St. Columba (U.R.C.) on Castlecroft Road. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2003). Interior view. © Dennis Harper (2005).

The former St. George, built 1823-30, and in use until 1978. Since 1988, it has formed part of Sainsbury's!! SO 917 984. © Refer to Dave Westrap. Another view, © Dennis Harper (2003). An old postcard view, dateable to the early 1900's, from Dennis Harper's Collection. Link1. Link2.

St. John on St. John's Square. © Dennis Harper (2004). Another view. © Dennis Harper (2003). Two interior views - 1, 2, and the Victorian font, all © Dennis Harper (2011). Grade II* listed - link.

St. Joseph on Coalway Road, Merry Hill. © Dennis Harper (2003). Interior view. © Dennis Harper (2008). Link.

St. Joseph (R.C.) on Willenhall Road. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2003).

St. Jude on Tettenhall Road. © Dennis Harper (2003). Interior view, and another showing how the false ceiling obscures the top of the window (shame!), but happily the ceiling finishes short of the wall, so the window can still be seen to its full height; font, and total immersion font, all © Dennis Harper (2009). Link.

St. Luke (1860-1) on Upper Villiers Street. © Dennis Harper (2009). Three additional views - 1, 2, 3, all © Dennis Harper (2010). The font and altar, both © Dennis Harper (2009). Dennis has advised (2019) that the church has been decommissioned, and is now in use as an antiques centre. Link.

St. Mark, Chapel Ash. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2003). Link.

St. Martin of Tours (1938/9) on Dixon Street. © Dennis Harper (2003). Interior view, Lady Chapel, and the attractive modern font, all © Dennis Harper (2011). Link.

St. Mary (R.C.) on Cannock Road. © Dennis Harper (2004).

St. Mary and St. John (R.C., 1855) on Snow Hill. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2003). An interior view, from an old postcard in Dennis Harper's Collection. Two interior views of the church decorated for Christmas 2013 - 1, 2, and the unusual double font, all © Dennis Harper (2013). Link.

St. Matthew on Willenhall Road and East Park Way. Another view. SO 932 984. Both © Dennis Harper (2003). Interior view, and the font, both © Dennis Harper (2018).

The former St. Paul stood on Penn Road. Built in 1833-5, it was demolished in 1969. The site now lies beneath the ring road. From Dennis Harper's Collection. Link.

St. Paul on Whitburn Close, Pendeford. © Dennis Harper (2012).

St. Peter on Lich Gates. SO 9141 9877. From an old postcard (franked 1904) in Graeme Harvey's Collection. Another old postcard, perhaps of a similar vintage as the first in the entry, from Dennis Harper's Collection, A modern view, and an interior view, both © Graeme Harvey (2010). Three more views - 1, 2, 3, two of the interior - 1, 2, the altar, stone pulpit and font, all © Dennis Harper (various dates). Link. Grade I listed. For related listed features, see here.

St. Peter and St. Paul (R.C.) on Paternoster Row - a beautiful church. © Dennis Harper (2003). Four interior views - 1, 2, 3, 4, all © Dennis Harper (2011). Grade II* listed.

The former St. Pius, shown here as it was in 2003. It was subsequently closed (photo from 2007), and later demolished to make way for a health centre. Both © Dennis Harper.

St. Silas (Church of England, Continuing) on Long Street. Originally a synagogue, it was built in 1903. Another view. Three interior views - 1, 2, 3, and the font. All © Dennis Harper (2011).

St. Stephen on Hilton Street, and an interior view, both © Dennis Harper (2003). Link.

The former St. Thomas (1875 - 1997) on Oak Hill, Finchfield. © Dennis Harper (2011). Dennis took the opportunity of an Estate Agent's open day to take a look in 2013. They have been trying to sell if for some years now, and there are moves afoot by the local community to raise funds to buy it to be used as a community resource. Dennis advises that the organ was removed to Ditton Priors church in Shropshire. An additional view, and two interiors - 1, 2, all © Dennis Harper (2013). Eventually bought, renovated, and brought back into use, it's now Windmill Community Church. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2019). Link.

Saron Welsh Presbyterian Chapel on St. Marks Road and Lord Street. Two additional views - 1, 2. The spire in the latter photo belongs to the former St. Mark. All © Dennis Harper (2014). Link.

Seventh-day Adventist Church on Great Brickkiln Street. © Dennis Harper (2003).

Seventh-day Adventist Church on Oxford Street. © Dennis Harper (2004).

Shree Krishna Mandir on Marston Road. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2011). Link.

Shri Guru Ravidass Temple on Dudley Road. © Dennis Harper (2011).

Springdale Methodist Church on Warstone Road. © Dennis Harper (2003). Two interior views - 1, 2, both © Dennis Harper (2004). Another interior view, and the font, both © Dennis Harper (2012). Since these photographs were taken, an atrium has been added. © Dennis Harper (2012). Link.

Stratton Street Methodist Church. © Dennis Harper (2005).

Old Fallings U.R.C. on Old Fallings Lane/Cannock Road. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2012).

U.R.C. on Penn Road. © Dennis Harper (2011). Interior view. © Dennis Harper (2003).

Wesleyan Holiness Church on Merridale Lane, Chapel Ash. © Dennis Harper (2011). Link.

West Park Church on Park Road. © Dennis Harper (2005).

Westbury Chapel on Westbury Street. © Dennis Harper (2003).

Wimborne Road Methodist Church. © Dennis Harper (2008).

Bilston.

Bushbury
Bushbury Crematorium on Underhill Lane has two chapels - West, and East. Both © Dennis Harper (2016).
St. Mary on Bushbury Lane, Bushbury. © Dennis Harper (2003). Another view. © Dennis Harper (2006). Link.
The Father's Home Church on Cromwell Road, which Dennis advises is recently opened. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2019). Link.

Ettingshall
African Methodist Zion Church, on George Street and Wesley Street (previously Chapel Street). It had originally been Wesleyan Methodist. SO 9340 9700. © Dennis Harper (2005). By 2015 this had become Word Of Spirit And Life Baptist Church (2023 Streetview). Facebook.
Holy Trinity shows on old maps on Millfields Road at SO 9355 9635. This source dates it to 1874 (replacing a wooden predecessor of 1834-5) with demolition in 1961. Its site was seen by Streetview in 2020. Some photos of the 1874 church can be seen here. For the present Holy Trinity, the successor of the Millfields Road church, see Holy Trinity on Farrington Road in the main Wolverhampton section, above.
A Primitive Methodist Chapel shows on a 25" O.S. map of 1885 at SO 9359 9672. By 1903 it was no longer in active use, but another P.M. Chapel is shown a little further north at SO 9366 9686, presumably its successor. It was still active (presumably as Methodist) in 1959. Both chapels have been demolished. The site of the first chapel (2023 Streetview), about halfway to the houses, and the site of the second chapel, replaced by housing (2022 Streetview).

Fordhouses
Fordhouses Baptist Church on Winchester Road and Newbury Road. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2011).
Fordhouses Methodist Church on Winchester Road. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2011).
St. James on Taunton Avenue. © Dennis Harper (2011).

Heathtown
Holy Trinity on Church Street. © Dennis Harper (2003). Link.

Hurst Hill
The Methodist Church on Hurst Road. Older maps label it as Wesleyan, and it's dated here to 1864. Another view, and an interior view, and the font. SO 9314 9427. All © Dennis Harper (2003, 2004 and 2005). The source quoted for the date also mentions a predecessor of 1798 on Can Lane. Another source says that Can Lane is the old name for Hurst Road. No maps available to me show exactly where the earlier chapel stood.
St. Mary the Virgin on Gorge Road. SO 9284 9418. Another view, the War Memorial, four of the interior - 1, 2, 3, 4, two of the windows - 1, 2, pulpit, font and cover, and a wooden font. All © Dennis Harper (2003, 2018 and 2022). Link. Grade II listed, wherein it's dated to 1872.

Oxley
Church of the Epiphany on Lymer Road. © Dennis Harper (2011).
Rakegate Methodist Church on Renton Road and Renton Grove. Another view. It was built on the site of an older Methodist Church, as well as some bungalows, and was designed so that, in the event of it becoming redundant, it could easily be split into 2 bungalows. Both © Dennis Harper (2011).
Temple Baptist Church on Three Tuns Lane. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2011). Link.

Parkfields
All Saints on Parkfields Road. Another view. SO 928 965. Both © Dennis Harper (2004). At some point prior to 2018, when Dennis took this photo, this had become Bethel All Saints United Church (Apostolic). © Dennis Harper (2018). Link.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses on Buller Street, Parkfields. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2012).
St. John's Methodist Church on Wolverhampton Road East. © Dennis Harper (2003). Interior view and the font, both © Dennis Harper (2012). Link.
St. Teresa (R.C.) on Birmingham New Road. © Dennis Harper (2003). Link.

Penn and Penn Fields
Penn Christian Centre (Independent) on Warstones Road. © Dennis Harper (2003). Link.
St. Aidan on Mount Road. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2003). Interior view. © Dennis Harper (2004). Link.
St. Bartholomew on Church Hill. © Dorothy Turley. Interior view, © Dennis Harper (2003). The font. © Dennis Harper (2008). In the grounds are the remains of Lady Godiva's Cross, of ca. 1050 - the explanatory sign provides more details. Both © Dennis Harper (2003). Link.
St. Michael (R.C.) on Coalway Road. © Dennis Harper (2003). Interior view. © Dennis Harper (2011). The font, © Dennis Harper (2012). Link.
St. Philip (1858-9) on Church Road. © Dennis Harper (2002). Two further views - 1, 2, both © Dennis Harper (2012). A plaque gives a little history. © Dennis Harper (2005). An old postcard (from Dennis' Collection) shows the interior as it was before a floor was inserted, the church moving up, and the lower floor converted for use as the church hall. Two views of the church as it is today 1, 2, both © Dennis Harper (2005). Link.

Tettenhall and Tettenhall Wood
St. Michael and All Angels on Church Road. © Dennis Harper (2005). Two interior views - 1, 2, the chancel, and the unusual font, all © Dennis Harper (2016). An old postcard view, showing the graveyard monuments, since removed. From Paul E. Barnett's Collection. There's an excellent history here.
St. Thomas of Canterbury (R.C., 1965) on Haywood Drive. © Dennis Harper (2004). Link.
Tettenhall Wood U.R.C. on Mount Road. Interior view. Both © Dennis Harper (2005).

Wednesfield.

Whitmore Reans.
Church of God of Prophecy on Gloucester Street. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2020). Link.
Jamia Masjid Bilal Mosque on Newhampton Road West. Another view. Both © Dennis Harper (2020). Link.