St Luke's Church, Derby

St. Luke's Church is a Grade II* listed parish church on Parliament Street in Derby in the Church of England.[2]

St. Luke's Church, Derby
LocationDerby
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
ChurchmanshipAnglo-Catholic
Architecture
Heritage designationGrade II* listed[1]
Architect(s)Henry Isaac Stevens
Groundbreaking1868
Completed1871
Specifications
Length122 feet (37 m)
Width46 feet (14 m)
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Derby
Clergy
Bishop(s)Rt Revd Paul Thomas SSC (AEO)

History

The church was erected between 1868 and 1871 to designs by the architects Henry Isaac Stevens and Frederick Josias Robinson. The church was consecrated on Saturday 24 June 1871 by the Bishop of Lichfield[3] George Selwyn. In the 1880s, a mission church of St George was opened in the Firs Estate.

St Luke's is a traditional Anglo-Catholic church. It is a member of Forward in Faith, an Anglo-Catholic organisation that opposes the ordination of women and liberal attitudes to homosexuality.[4] It is under the alternative episcopal oversight of the Bishop of Oswestry (currently Paul Thomas).[5] On 1 April 2017, St Luke's joined with another Anglo-Catholic Derby church, St Bartholomew's in Allenton, to form a united benefice of St Batholomew and St Luke.[6] The Church is also under the patronage of The Society.[7]

Organ

A temporary organ was obtained when the church was first opened, but resources were found to purchase a new three-manual organ from Abbott of Leeds and this was opened on 18 October 1881.[8] A specification of the current organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[9]

Organists

References
  1. Historic England. "Church of St Luke, Parliament Street (Grade II*) (1279315)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  2. Pevsner, Nikolaus (1978). The Buildings of England: Derbyshire. revised Elizabeth Williamson. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071008-6.
  3. Derby Mercury, 28 June 1871
  4. "The Parish Profiles of St Luke Derby and St Bartholomew Derby" (pdf). Diocese of Derby. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  5. "The Society: Diocese of Derby". The Society. The Society. 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  6. "About Us". St Bartholomew and St Luke, Derby. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  7. "The Society: Diocese of Derby". The Society. The Society. 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  8. Derby Mercury, 19 October 1881
  9. "St. Luke, Parliament Street". National Pipe Organ Register (NPOR). 2000. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  10. "In His Choir 60 Years Ago". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 18 February 1948. Retrieved 3 June 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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