St Luke's Church, Endon
St Luke's Church is an Anglican church in Endon, Staffordshire, England, and in the Diocese of Lichfield.[1] The building, dating originally from about 1720 and rebuilt in the 1870s, is Grade II listed.[2]
| Church of St Luke | |
|---|---|
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| 53°4′52.954″N 2°6′31.529″W | |
| OS grid reference | SJ 92812 53800 |
| Location | Endon, Staffordshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | endonstlukes |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 15 December 1986 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Lichfield |
History and description
The original church was built in 1719–1721. It had a nave with a west tower, and two galleries, one of which was accessed from external stairs on the tower. It was a chapel of ease for the parish church of Leek, St Edward's; in 1865 the parish of Endon was created, which included Longsdon until 1889.[3]
The church was rebuilt in the 1870s by Beardmore of Hanley, preserving the original tower and its external stairs. The chancel was extended and a south aisle of three bays was added. A stone pulpit was installed, and the box pews were removed. The floor of the nave was laid with tiles by Mintons. A north aisle, similar to the south aisle, was built in 1898. In the 1980s, the Chapter House, an octagonal meeting room, was built adjoining the church on the north-west.[2][3][4]
The east window, installed in 1893, is by Edward Burne-Jones; it is a memorial to George Smith of Bank House. Another window was given as a memorial to the writer T. E. Hulme, born in Endon, and killed in the Great War. There is a single bell, dated 1726.[3][4]
In the grounds of the church is an armillary sundial, commissioned from Robert Foster of Ironbridge, commemorating the centenary in 2014 of the Great War.[5]
References
- "More information" Endon St Luke. A church near you. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- Historic England. "Church of St Luke (1188903)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- A P Baggs, M F Cleverdon, D A Johnson and N J Tringham, 'Leek: Endon', in A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 7, Leek and the Moorlands, ed. C R J Currie and M W Greenslade (London, 1996), pp. 175-186 British History Online. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- "History of St Luke's" St Luke's Church, Endon. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- File:Endon Church sundial.jpg
External links
Media related to St Luke's Church, Endon at Wikimedia Commons