St Andrew's Church, Wolverhampton is a

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in the

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Wolverhampton Wolverhampton () is a city, metropolitan borough and administrative centre in the West Midlands, England. The population size has increased by 5.7%, from around 249,500 in 2011 to 263,700 in 2021. People from the city are called "Wulfrunian ...

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. Only two stained glass windows were unharmed in the fire.https://www.blackcountryhistory.org/collections/getrecord/GB149_D-EXP_P_W32_3 The new church was designed by

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and construction started in 1965 and the church was opened in 1967. The west window was designed by John Piper and created by

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. The church cost £48,000 (equivalent to £ in ). Pevsner described the building as ''Blocky, of brick, and convincing.''

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