The Church of St Thomas is located in Wednesfield in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. It was originally consecrated in August 1750, as a chapel of ease of St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton and known as the Chapel of St. Thomas in Wednesfield. It became a separate parish in 1849.
| St Thomas’ Church, Wednesfield | |
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 St Thomas’ Church, Wednesfield | |
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| 52°35′59.04″N 2°5′0.59″W / 52.5997333°N 2.0834972°W | |
| Location | Wednesfield |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Thomas |
| Consecrated | August 1750 |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II listed |
| Designated | February 1977 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Lichfield |
| Archdeaconry | Walsall |
| Deanery | Wulfrun |
| Parish | Wednesfield |
The church was almost completely destroyed by fire on 18 January 1902, as a result of which the tower is the only remaining part of the original building. The church was reconstructed in similar style to the original and continues in active use as a place of worship, serving most of the town along with its sister church of St. Alban's, and with the neighbouring parish church of St. Gregory's.[1]
Made from brick, with ashlar dressing, it was granted Grade II listed status in February 1977, legally protecting it from unauthorised demolition or alteration.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Wednesfield Team Ministry | St Thomas'". Wednesfieldteam.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1282494)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
External links
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Media related to St Thomas's Church, Wednesfield at Wikimedia Commons
Further reading
edit- Pevsner, N (1974). The Buildings of England: Staffordshire. p. 300.
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