St Luke's Church, Slyne with Hest

St Luke's Church is in Manor Lane, Slyne-with-Hest, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is united with those of St Saviour, Aughton, and St Wilfrid, Halton.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2]

St Luke's Church, Slyne with Hest
St Luke's Church, Slyne with Hest, from the east
St Luke's Church, Slyne with Hest is located in the City of Lancaster district
St Luke's Church, Slyne with Hest
St Luke's Church, Slyne with Hest
Location in the City of Lancaster district
54.0877°N 2.8055°W / 54.0877; -2.8055
OS grid referenceSD 474,661
LocationManor Lane, Slyne-with-Hest, Lancaster, Lancashire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt Luke, Slyne with Hest
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSaint Luke
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated7 November 1983
Architect(s)Austin and Paley
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1898
Completed1900
Specifications
MaterialsSandstone, tiled roofs
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseBlackburn
ArchdeaconryLancaster
DeaneryTunstall
ParishSt. Luke Slyne with Hest
Clergy
Vicar(s)Revd Susan Seed
Curate(s)Revd Helen Leathard,
Laity
Reader(s)Martin Wakelin
Churchwarden(s)Heather Wakelin

History

The church was built between 1898 and 1900 to a design by the Lancaster architects Austin and Paley.[3] It cost £2,358 (equivalent to £270,000 in 2021),[4] and provided seating for 180 people.[5] The church was originally a chapel of ease in the parish of Holy Trinity, Bolton-le-Sands, becoming a parish church in its own right in 1934.[6]

Architecture

St Luke's is constructed in sandstone rubble, with red tiled roofs and a timber porch. Its plan consists of a nave, a north aisle, a north porch, a chancel, and a tower at the crossing.[2] The tower has a hipped roof, a buttress at the southwest, and a stair turret rising to a greater height than the tower at the south east.[3] A wooden bellcote protrudes from the roof of the tower.[2]

Inside the church is a three-bay arcade carried on circular piers. The tower has a flat ceiling, while the roofs of the nave and chancel are open.[2] The font dates from 1905, is in white marble, and is in the form of an angel carrying a scallop shell.[3]

See also

References
  1. St Luke, Slyne w Hest, Church of England, retrieved 1 February 2012
  2. Historic England, "Church of St Luke, Slyne-with-Hest (1071855)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 February 2012
  3. Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 617, ISBN 978-0-300-12667-9
  4. UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)", MeasuringWorth, retrieved 11 June 2022
  5. Brandwood, Geoff; Austin, Tim; Hughes, John; Price, James (2012), The Architecture of Sharpe, Paley and Austin, Swindon: English Heritage, p. 243, ISBN 978-1-84802-049-8
  6. St. Luke's Church, St Luke's, Slyne with Hest, retrieved 1 February 2012
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