| St Luke's Church | |
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.jpg) South end of St Luke's Church, built 1886–87 | |
 St Luke's Church | |
| 51°25′00″N0°17′50″W / 51.416699°N 0.297235°W /51.416699; -0.297235 | |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Traditional Catholic |
| Website | St Luke's Church |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Years built | 1887 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Southwark |
| Archdeaconry | Wandsworth |
| Deanery | Kingston |
| Parish | St Luke's, Kingston |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop | The Rt RevdJonathan Baker (AEO) |
| Vicar | Fr Martin Hislop |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Chris O'Neill |
| Churchwarden | Patrick Codd |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 24 November 2006 |
| Reference no. | 1391818 |
St Luke's Church is aGrade II listed[1]Church of England church on Gibbon Road inKingston upon Thames, London. Designed by theLeeds architectural firmKelly & Birchall, it was constructed between 1886 and 1887[2] by a local building firm, W. H. Gaze.[3]
The church was built to serve the railway workers whose houses form the surrounding streets, situated to the north of therailway station in Kingston. The parish was poor but, through the well-connected wife of the first vicar, received sponsorship from society figures, most notablyPrincess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, granddaughter ofGeorge III and mother ofQueen Mary, consort ofGeorge V. This allowed for the prominent church which stands today, the spire of which was completed in 1891 following a further donation of funds by Lady Wolverton.
A painting showing the original design for the church survives. It shows that the building was constructed largely as it was intended by the architects, with only the design of the spire being slightly modified and a clock inserted into the tower. Following extensive research by two local parishioners, the painting was discovered on 2 August 2019; it now rests with the vicar of St Luke's Church, Fr Martin.[1]
St Luke's Church stands in theAnglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England.[4] As the parish rejects theordination of women, it receivesalternative episcopal oversight from theBishop of Fulham (currentlyJonathan Baker).[5]
Services are held on Sunday mornings and evenings, on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and on Wednesday evenings.[6] The vicar is Fr Martin Hislop.[7]
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