A portrait of Wolverhampton

A Portrait of Wolverhampton

Part Two

St. Peter's Church.
St. Peter's dominates the centre of Wolverhampton. The original church was built in 994 by Lady Wulfruna, although nothing of this now remains.

The present Church dates from 1425, the central tower was completed in about 1480. It has since been greatly extended, the north transept and the gallery date from the 16th century and the west end of the nave dates from 1616. In 1867 the chancel was rebuilt, and St. Peter's gardens were laid out in 1883.

Broad Street Basin
This is a modern view of Broad Street Basin showing the new Broad Street bridge, and the Chubb building as it was before the Lighthouse extension was built.

Old Hill Tettenhall in about 1910.
This is a fine view of Old Hill which is still easily recognizable today.

St Bartholomew's Church, Penn.
An interesting and detailed view of a fine old church. The church bears a plaque commemorating Lady Godiva who is known to have owned land in the Penn area. Near the church is the stone base of a Saxon Cross.

If anyone is interested in copies of these or similar pictures then Alan Eaton can be contacted at: eatonart@hotmail.com

Commissions are also undertaken.


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