Former Church of St George
FORMER CHURCH OF ST GEORGE, ST GEORGE'S PARADE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1207884
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jul-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Former Church of St George
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER CHURCH OF ST GEORGE, ST GEORGE'S PARADE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1207884
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jul-1949
- List Entry Name:
- Former Church of St George
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER CHURCH OF ST GEORGE, ST GEORGE'S PARADE
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:
- FORMER CHURCH OF ST GEORGE, ST GEORGE'S PARADE
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 91770 98358
Details
WOLVERHAMPTON
SO9198SE ST GEORGE'S PARADE 895-1/14/310 (East side) 16/07/49 Former Church of St George
II
Former Anglican church, now part of supermarket. 1830. By James Morgan (a partner of John Nash). Ashlar; slate roof. Rectangular plan with west steeple. Classical style. Top frieze and cornice with blocking course, windows have small-paned glazing. East facade has centre pedimented chancel projection with flanking single-storey re-entrant blocks. Sill band, top pediment, breaking pediment to nave. Central Venetian window with antae and small-paned glazing, louvred lunette over; nave has blind round-headed windows with archivolts. Re-entrant blocks have entrances with architraves and consoled cornices, C20 doors. South facade of 2 storeys and 7 bays: segmental-headed windows to ground floor and round-headed windows with archivolts to 1st floor; 1st bay treated as west facade. North facade retains similar 1st-floor windows. West facade has centre breaking forward under tower: ground-floor entablature; end angle pilasters and paired Doric columns flanking centre. Central round-headed entrance with imposts, archivolt and console keystone, flanking entrances have architraves and consoled cornices and windows over; fielded panels to 1st floor, central window has architrave and consoled cornice; return has architraved blind windows. 2-stage tower has sill band and angle pilaster strips to 2nd stage, top cornice and balustraded parapet; roundels to 1st stage, 2nd stage has architraved windows with cornices, clock faces above with flanking consoles; balustraded parapet and needle spire. INTERIOR gutted. (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Staffordshire: London: 1974-: P.315).
Listing NGR: SO9177098358
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 378551
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Staffordshire, (1974), 315
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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