St Luke's Church, Derby Explained

St. Luke's Church, Derby
Location:Derby
Country:England
Denomination:Church of England
Churchmanship:Anglo-Catholic
Heritage Designation:Grade II* listed
Architect:Henry Isaac Stevens
Groundbreaking:1868
Completed Date:1871
Length:122feet
Width:46feet
Diocese:Diocese of Derby
Bishop:Rt Revd Paul Thomas SSC (AEO)

St. Luke's Church is a Grade II* listed parish church on Parliament Street in Derby in the Church of England.[1]

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[2] 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.[3] It is under the alternative episcopal oversight of the Bishop of Oswestry (currently Paul Thomas).[4] 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.[5] The Church is also under the patronage of The Society.[6]

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.[7] A specification of the current organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[8]

Organists

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Pevsner, Nikolaus . The Buildings of England: Derbyshire . Nikolaus Pevsner . revised Elizabeth Williamson. 1978 . . 0-14-071008-6.
  2. Derby Mercury, 28 June 1871
  3. Web site: The Parish Profiles of St Luke Derby and St Bartholomew Derby. Diocese of Derby. 6 May 2015. pdf.
  4. Web site: The Society: Diocese of Derby . 2020 . The Society . The Society . 10 April 2023.
  5. News: About Us . 30 March 2019 . St Bartholomew and St Luke, Derby.
  6. Web site: The Society: Diocese of Derby . 2020 . The Society . The Society . 10 April 2023.
  7. Derby Mercury, 19 October 1881
  8. Web site: St. Luke, Parliament Street. National Pipe Organ Register (NPOR) . 15 September 2013 . 2000.
  9. News: . In His Choir 60 Years Ago . Derby Daily Telegraph . England . 18 February 1948 . 3 June 2017 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .