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Vulliamy's design of self-levelling pallets and a 2-second pendulum with a heavy bob. In 1928, the original slate dials were replaced with opal glazed versions, allowing for backlighting. The clock did not work for a number of years but was the subject of a major conservation and repair
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Unusually for a church, it is oriented north–south instead of east–west. This is due to a stipulation in the original planning permission that no building in Lower
Norwood should be built within 100 feet of an existing building without the permission of the owner of the other building. An objection
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In 1886, the population of St Luke's parish amounted to 10,377 and was served by four clergy. The total (morning and evening) attendance as a proportion of the parochial population at that time stood at 9.1%. In 1901, the population of the parish stood at 16,180, but in the following year, only one
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in 1827, costing £357, or 3 per cent of the budget for the whole church. In 1825, Vulliamy had travelled on the
Continent, observing developments in technology, and returned to England having established a new way to layout the mechanism of his turret clocks, putting it into practice at St Luke's,
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Whoever looks at the exterior of this edifice will be greatly disappointed on entering it to find the church has been turned on one side; where he expects to meet with the altar he will find a gallery; if he looks for the pulpit, it meets his eye in an unusual and awkward situation, rendered still
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The original ornate railings around the churchyard were removed as wartime "salvage" and only restored in 2009. The elaborate entrance gates from
Knights Hill are still missing. The southern (i.e. upper level) part of the churchyard is still owned by the Church but maintained by Lambeth Council.
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In 1976 the chancel was divided into an upper and lower hall with toilet and kitchen facilities. The kitchen has since been repositioned to occupy the southwestern area of the building, which had previously been used as a Lady Chapel. In 2005 the pews were replaced by red chairs that are usually
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