Calvary Chapel, Regents Court and St John's Cloisters
CALVARY CHAPEL, REGENTS COURT AND ST JOHN'S CLOISTERS, ST JOHN'S SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201863
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jul-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Calvary Chapel, Regents Court and St John's Cloisters
- Statutory Address:
- CALVARY CHAPEL, REGENTS COURT AND ST JOHN'S CLOISTERS, ST JOHN'S SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1201863
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jul-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Calvary Chapel, Regents Court and St John's Cloisters
- Statutory Address 1:
- CALVARY CHAPEL, REGENTS COURT AND ST JOHN'S CLOISTERS, ST JOHN'S SQUARE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CALVARY CHAPEL, REGENTS COURT AND ST JOHN'S CLOISTERS, ST JOHN'S SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Wolverhampton (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 91484 98210
Details
WOLVERHAMPTON
SO9198SW ST JOHN'S SQUARE 895-1/13/311 (East side) 16/07/49 Calvary Chapel, Regents Court and St John's Cloisters
GV II
Part of former convent including chapel, now a Pentecostal chapel and offices. 1860. By Edward Welby Pugin. Brick with blue brick patterning and ashlar dressings; slate roof. Decorated style. Chapel has 2-storey, 3-bay wing to south, continuous with Kings House (q.v.), with re-entrant courtyard, wing of 2 storeys with basement and attic and 3 bays to north, with return wing. Courtyard has entrance screen with central segmental-pointed arch and flanking segmental-pointed entrances with overlights; coping raised over arch. South wing has lean-to extension to ground floor to yard, segmental-headed windows with 4-pane sashes, stack in roof slope; rear similar. To left of courtyard a cloister with segmental-pointed arches with C20 glazing. Chapel south elevation of 3 bays with western octagonal stair turret; cogged frieze. Upper level has 2-light traceried windows; pointed entrance in projection. Turret has corbelled cornice and slate spire with open bell stage; stair lights and traceried lancets with sill course and continuous hood. West end has rose window. East end is apsed, segmental-pointed windows with casements to lower level, 2-light windows above. North wing has buttresses, windows as to chapel and gabled half-dormers; projecting 2-storey bay has rebuilt 1st floor. Return wing similar but utilitarian. Inner courtyard to north of chapel has plain arcading to returns. INTERIOR: chapel on 1st floor level has arch-braced roof; stalls to sides; enclosed balcony to north; west gallery over passage; stained glass to apsed end. (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Staffordshire: London: 1974-: P.316).
Listing NGR: SO9148498210
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 378552
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Staffordshire, (1974), 316
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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