St Luke Old Street

E55855
Anglican church Church of England church Grade I listed building

St Luke Old Street is an early 18th-century Anglican church in London, renowned for its distinctive architecture designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican church ⓘ
Church of England church ⓘ
Grade I listed building ⓘ
administeredBy Church of England ⓘ
architect John James ⓘ
Nicholas Hawksmoor ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque ⓘ
English Baroque ⓘ
builtFor Commission for Building Fifty New Churches ⓘ
churchmanship Church of England ⓘ
city City of London ⓘ
surface form: City of London (vicinity)
completionDate 1733 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1727 ⓘ
coordinates 51.524°N 0.094°W ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
currentUse music and community centre ⓘ
dedicatedTo Luke the Evangelist ⓘ
surface form: Saint Luke
denomination Anglican ⓘ
diocese Diocese of London ⓘ
function parish church ⓘ
hasCemetery yes ⓘ
hasFeature clock on tower ⓘ
east apse ⓘ
rectangular nave ⓘ
round-arched windows ⓘ
rusticated base to tower ⓘ
stone quoins ⓘ
hasOrgan yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation Grade I listed ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1950 ⓘ
inception early 18th century ⓘ
languageOfLiturgicalUse English ⓘ
locatedIn London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

London Borough of Islington NERFINISHED ⓘ
Old Street ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
namedAfter Luke the Evangelist ⓘ
near Silicon Roundabout ⓘ
notableFeature distinctive tower and spire ⓘ
obelisque-like spire ⓘ
parish St Luke Old Street self-link ⓘ
province Province of Canterbury ⓘ
region England ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
roofType timber roof ⓘ
towerType west tower ⓘ
usedBy London Symphony Orchestra ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nicholas Hawksmoor → notableWork → St Luke Old Street ⓘ
St Luke Old Street → parish → St Luke Old Street self-link ⓘ