St. Luke's Church is a

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parish church in Burton,

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, England. It was designed by

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& Son and opened in 1875. The church has been a

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since 1976.

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describe St Luke's as a "pleasing Victorian Gothic village church", with "a careful use of materials", "good Victorian fittings" and "a sense of honest simplicity".

History

St Luke's was built to replace an earlier

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which had been erected in Burton around 1836. A plot of land for the new church was donated by Sir George Tapps-Gervis-Meyrick of

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and the plans drawn up by Messrs.

& Son. The foundation stone was laid by the

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, the Right Rev.

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, on 15 April 1874 and the church built by Mr. Joseph Lander of Burton. St Luke's was opened on 25 October 1875, but not consecrated until 2 November 1876 by the Right Rev Dr.

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, suffragan to the Bishop of Winchester. Burton became its own parish in 1877, with St Luke's as the parish church.

Architecture

St Luke's is built of red brick, with dressings in

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and roofs of blue slate, in the Early Gothic style. It was designed to accommodate over 300 persons, and is made up of a nave, chancel, south transept, vestry and south porch. The turret on the west gable contains one bell. Internal fittings include a stone font, oak lectern and reading desk. The benches and chairs are carved from deal. The church's floor was laid with concrete and wood, and the chancel paved with encaustic tiles from Minton, Hollands and Co. At the time of its opening in 1875, it was intended to commence work on the addition of a north transept and enlargement of the chancel in the near future. Owing to limited funds, temporary walls had been erected with this intention, but the proposed work was never carried out. The stained glass of the east and west windows was installed by Thomas Figgis Curtis of

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in 1899–1900.

References

External links

The Benefice of Burton & Sopley website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Luke's Church, Burton Church of England church buildings in Dorset 1875 establishments in England Grade II listed churches in Dorset