Historic houses · London
St Luke Old Street
St Luke Old Street — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
St Luke Old Street is a Grade I-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
St Luke's is a historic Anglican church building in central London, and in the London Borough of Islington. It served as a parish church from 1733 to 1959. It was designed by John James and Nicholas Hawksmoor, and is a Grade I listed building. Following closure in 1959, the church stood derelict and roofless for some 40 years, but since 2003 has been a music centre operated by the London Symphony Orchestra and known as LSO St Luke's. It is the home of the LSO's community and music education programme, LSO Discovery. The main body of the building seats up to 372 and is used by the LSO for rehearsals, and by a wide variety of musicians for performances and recording. Additional rooms in the crypt provide practice facilities for professional musicians, students and community groups.
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Background
History
The church is sited on Old Street, north of the City of London. It was built to relieve the City church of St Giles-without-Cripplegate, Cripplegate, under the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches, an attempt to meet the religious needs of London's burgeoning 18th-century population. The ancient parish of St Giles lay partly within the City and partly outside its boundaries in Middlesex: under the Commissioners' scheme these two parts were to be separated, with the Middlesex portion (historically the Manor of Finsbury) becoming a new parish of St Luke's. Construction began in 1727 and was completed in 1733, when the church was consecrated on 18 October (St Luke's day), and the parish…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5252, -0.0941
- District
- Islington
- Parish
- Islington, unparished area
- Postcode
- EC1Y 8QP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Phone
- +44 20 7253 4550
- Established
- 1733
- Official site
- ancientandmodern.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q7594071 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Luke Old Street (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Luke Old Street?
- St Luke Old Street is in London, United Kingdom (postcode EC1Y 8QP), in the parish of Islington, unparished area.
- When was St Luke Old Street built?
- Built or established in 1733.
- Is St Luke Old Street a listed building?
- St Luke Old Street is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to St Luke Old Street?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EC1Y 8QP. It sits within the Islington South and Finsbury parliamentary constituency.