St Luke's Church, Burton
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| St Luke's Church | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Church of England |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Active |
| Year consecrated | 1876 |
| Location | |
| Location | Burton, Dorset, England |
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| Geographic coordinates | 50°45′12″N 1°45′54″W / 50.7532°N 1.7649°W |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Benjamin Ferrey & Son |
| Type | Church |
St. Luke's Church is a Church of England parish church in Burton, Dorset, England.[1] It was designed by Benjamin Ferrey & Son and opened in 1875. The church has been a Grade II listed building since 1976. Historic England 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".[2]
St Luke's was built to replace an earlier chapel of ease which had been erected in Burton around 1836.[3] A plot of land for the new church was donated by Sir George Tapps-Gervis-Meyrick of Hinton Admiral and the plans drawn up by Messrs. Benjamin Ferrey & Son. The foundation stone was laid by the Bishop of Winchester, the Right Rev. Harold Browne, on 15 April 1874 and the church built by Mr. Joseph Lander of Burton.[4]
St Luke's was opened on 25 October 1875,[5] but not consecrated until 2 November 1876 by the Right Rev Dr. Francis McDougall, suffragan to the Bishop of Winchester.[6] Burton became its own parish in 1877, with St Luke's as the parish church.[7]