Calvary Chapel, Regents Court And St John'S Cloisters

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