Church of St Luke is a Grade II* listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 March 1981. Church. 4 related planning applications.
Church of St Luke
- WRENN ID
- slow-shingle-blackthorn
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Lambeth
- Constituency
- Dulwich and West Norwood MP: Helen Hayes (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 March 1981
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Luke, Norwood High Street Se27, SE27 9NS
- OS grid reference
- TQ 319 720
- Coordinates
- 51.43232, -0.10346
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Luke, built in 1822 by Bedford, is a Grade II* listed building located on Knights Hill. It is constructed of pale yellow brick with ashlar dressings and features a Welsh slate roof, showcasing a Greek revival style. The church is oriented north-south and has a hexastyle Corinthian portico with a pediment at the north end. Above the portico is a slim square tower that includes a clock at its base, a bell stage with Doric screens and corner antifixae, and an open 'tower of winds' topped with a shallow dome and cross finial. The six-bay returns have first floor windows that are round arched and set in simple architraves. Inside, the church features a tall, four-bay classical arcade, a low barrelled nave roof, and a raised chancel. There is a carved screen from 1879 leading to the Lady Chapel, an ornate hood over the altar, and two good modern windows in the aisles.
Local climate
Church of St Luke sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
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