St Luke's Church, West Norwood

St Luke's Church was designed by Francis Octavius Bedford in 1822, as a result of the Church Building Act 1818, which had been passed in response to the end of the Napoleonic Wars and the growing urban population. It is known as a "Commissioners' church" because it received a grant from the Church Building Commission towards the cost of its construction; the church cost £12,947 to build, and the grant was £6,447. It was constructed along with St. Matthew's, Brixton, St. Mark's, Kennington and St. John's, Waterloo Road. These four "Waterloo churches", each dedicated to one of the four authors of gospels of the New Testament, were specified to have 1800-2000 sittings, vaults for burials, be…