St Luke's Church, Orrell
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Location | Lodge Road, Orrell, Wigan, Greater Manchester |
Country | England |
Denomination | Anglican |
Website | St Luke, Orrell |
History | |
Dedication | Saint Luke |
Architecture | |
Status | Parish church |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Henry Paley |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1926 |
Completed | 1938 |
Administration | |
Parish | St Luke, Orrell |
Deanery | Wigan |
Archdeaconry | Warrington |
Diocese | Liverpool |
Province | York |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Revd Peter Graham Whittington |
St Luke's Church is in Lodge Road, Orrell, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Wigan, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool.[1]
History
The three west bays of St Luke's were built in 1926–27, but the remainder was not completed until 1939. It had been planned to have a southwest tower, but this was never built. The church was designed by Henry Paley of the Lancaster firm of architects Austin and Paley.[2][3]
Architecture
The church is designed mainly in Perpendicular style, and has a polygonal apse at the east end. Inside the church, the arcades are carried on octagonal piers. Under the chancel arch is a low wall with an integral pulpit. The sedilia and furnishings were designed by the architects, and include an octagonal font.[2]
External features
The churchyard contains the war graves of a soldier and three airmen of World War II.[4]
See also
References
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- Church of England churches in Greater Manchester
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- 20th-century Church of England churches
- Gothic Revival churches in England
- Gothic Revival architecture in Greater Manchester
- Anglican Diocese of Liverpool
- Austin and Paley buildings