St Luke's is a Grade II* listed Church of England church in Chiddingstone Causeway, Kent.[1][2] It was built in 1897–1898 to a design by John Francis Bentley in a loosely Decorated Gothic Revival style, replacing a tin tabernacle (erected circa 1873).[1]
| St Luke's Church | |
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 St Luke's Church, Chiddington Causeway. The war memorial is visible to the left of the tower. | |
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| Country | United Kingdom[1] |
| Denomination | Church of England[1] |
| Website | St Lukes - a Church near You |
| History | |
| Dedication | Luke the Evangelist |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 10 September 1954 |
| Architect(s) | John Francis Bentley[1] |
| Architectural type | Decorated Gothic Revival[1] |
| Years built | 1897-1898[1] |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Rochester |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | Lisa Cornell |
| Assistant priest(s) | Lindsay Llewellyn-MacDuff |
According to Pevsner the church was financed by the Hill family and John Singer Sargent recommended Bentley to him.[1] It was the only Protestant church designed by Bentley.[1]
Since 2019 the church is part of the High Weald Churches benefice of Penshurst, Chiddingstone, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone Causeway.
The altar window is the work of Wilfrid de Glehn.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Historic England. "CHURCH OF ST LUKE (Grade II*) (1252482)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Places of Worship" (PDF). Sevenoaks District Council. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "St. Luke's church - Chiddington Causeway" (PDF). Churchwardens for St Luke's. Retrieved 27 March 2021.