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St Luke's Church, Burton

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31: 245:. 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 252:
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
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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".
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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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which had been erected in Burton around 1836. A plot of land for the new church was donated by Sir
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the east and west windows was installed by Thomas Figgis Curtis of
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Affiliation
Church of England
Ecclesiastical or organizational status
Year consecrated
Burton
Dorset
Geographic coordinates
50°45′12″N 1°45′54″W / 50.7532°N 1.7649°W / 50.7532; -1.7649
Architect(s)
Benjamin Ferrey
Church
Church of England
Burton
Dorset
Benjamin Ferrey
Grade II listed building
Historic England
chapel of ease
George Tapps-Gervis-Meyrick
Hinton Admiral
Benjamin Ferrey
Bishop of Winchester
Harold Browne
Francis McDougall
Bath stone
Early Gothic style
Minton, Hollands and Co
Ward and Hughes
"St Luke"

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