The Church of St Luke,
High Orchard
High Orchard was an industrial area of the city of Gloucester in England that was developed in the 19th century on the former orchard of the Priory of Llanthony Secunda (1136). The area was closely associated with Gloucester Docks immediately ...
,
Gloucester, was a
Church of England church built and endowed by the Reverend
Samuel Lysons
Samuel Lysons (1763 – June 1819) was an English antiquarian and engraver who, together with his elder brother Daniel Lysons (1762–1834), published several works on antiquarian topics. He was one of the first archaeologists to investigate ...
, rector of
Rodmarton, who was also the first minister.
History
The church was designed by the architect
Thomas Fulljames
Thomas Fulljames FRIBA (4 March 1808 – 24 April 1874) was an architect active in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the ...
of Gloucester in what ''
The Gentleman's Magazine'' described as "a neat structure in the later style of Early English". It was consecrated in 1841.
St. Luke, High Orchard.
British History Online. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
The first minister was Samuel Lysons, rector of Rodmarton. He resigned in 1866.
The curate in 1846 was Lewis Alexander Beck.stained glass
Stained glass is coloured glass as a material or works created from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant religious buildings. Although tradition ...
from the building, much of it German or Dutch of the 15th to the 18th centuries, was reused at Holy Trinity Church, Longlevens.
References
External links
*http://churchdb.gukutils.org.uk/GLS252.php
Churches completed in 1841
19th-century Church of England church buildings
Church of England church buildings in Gloucester
Buildings and structures demolished in 1934
Demolished churches in England
Thomas Fulljames buildings
Lysons family
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