Wolverhampton St John in 1817

Description from A Topographical History of Staffordshire by William Pitt (1817)

WOLVERHAMPTON ST JOHN.

The new Church, dedicated to St. John, is a handsome stone fabric, with a beautiful and lofty spire, and pewed and painted according to modern taste.

The Act for erecting this Church was obtained in 1755, but the damage which the building sustained by a fire in 1758, and a deficiency of funds, prevented its completion till the year 1776.

It is in the gift of the Earl of Stamford, who contributed liberally towards its erection, and the present minister is the Rev. Joseph Reid.