St Luke's Church, Oakhanger

Church in Cheshire, England

53°05′15″N 2°21′09″W / 53.0875°N 2.3525°W / 53.0875; -2.3525OS grid referenceSJ 765 545LocationChurch Lane, Oakhanger, CheshireCountryEnglandDenominationAnglicanWebsiteSt Luke, OakhangerHistoryStatusMission churchDedicationSaint LukeArchitectureFunctional statusActiveHeritage designationGrade IIDesignated14 June 1984Architectural typeChapelStyleGothic RevivalCompleted1870SpecificationsMaterialsBrick, tiled roofAdministrationProvinceYorkDioceseChesterArchdeaconryMacclesfieldDeaneryCongletonParishAlsagerClergyVicar(s)Revd Toby MayLaityChurchwarden(s)Geoff Chatterley
Andrew SmithParish administratorDebbie Preston

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.^[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.^[2]

History

The building was originally a school chapel with an attached master's house that was erected in 1870.^[3]

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.^[2] The windows have pointed arches and contain intersecting glazing bars.^[3] Inside the church is an oak pulpit.^[2] The altar incorporates a panel containing the figures of Faith, Hope, and Charity.^[3]

References

^ St Luke's Mission Church, Oakhanger, Church of England, retrieved 22 March 2012
^ ^a ^b ^c Historic England, "The Church of St Luke, Haslington (1330072)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 22 March 2012
^ ^a ^b ^c Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 392, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6