Location Derby Denomination Church of England Heritage designation Grade II* listed Opened 1871 Width 14 m Groundbreaking 1868 | Country England Churchmanship Anglo-Catholic Completed 1871 Length 37 m Diocese Diocese of Derby Architect Henry Isaac Stevens | |
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Similar Hurst Spit, Coronation Chair, Kinniside Stone Circle | ||
St. Luke's Church, Derby, is a Grade II* listed parish church on Parliament Street in Derby in the Church of England.
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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 George Selwyn.
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. It is under the alternative episcopal oversight of the Bishop of Ebbsfleet.
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. A specification of the current organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.