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St Luke's Church, Oakhanger

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OS grid reference
  
SJ 765 545

Denomination
  
Anglican

Status
  
Mission church

Diocese
  
Diocese of Chester

Material
  
Brick

Country
  
England

Website
  
St Luke, Oakhanger

Opened
  
1870

Province
  
Province of York

Dedication
  
Luke the Evangelist

St Luke's Church, Oakhanger

Location
  
Church Lane, Oakhanger, Cheshire

Address
  
Haslington, Crewe CW1 5XB, UK

Architectural style
  
Gothic Revival architecture

Similar
  
St Catherine's Church, St Nicholas' Chapel, Zion Chapel - Chester, St Stephen's Church, St Mary's Church - Coddington

St Luke's Church is in Church Lane, Oakhanger, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican mission church in the parish of Christ Church, Alsager, the deanery of Congleton, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

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History

The building was originally a school-chapel with an attached master's house that was erected in 1870.

Architecture

St Luke's is constructed in red brick and stands on a blue brick plinth. It is roofed with blue tiles. The plan consists of a two-bay nave, a lower and narrower chancel, and a porch. On the ridge of the roof is a bellcote, set diagonally. The windows have pointed arches and contain intersecting glazing bars. Inside the church is an oak pulpit. The altar incorporates a panel containing the figures of Faith, Hope, and Charity.

References

St Luke's Church, Oakhanger Wikipedia