St Luke's Church, Kew
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St Luke's Church, Kew
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| Location | St Luke’s Church, The Avenue, Kew, Richmond TW9 2AJ |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Associated people | Timothy Beaumont, Baron Beaumont of Whitley |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Goldie, Child and Goldie |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Years built | 1889; redesigned 1983 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Kew, St Luke |
| Deanery | Richmond & Barnes |
| Archdeaconry | Wandsworth |
| Diocese | Southwark |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Christopher Chessun |
| Vicar(s) | Rev. Peter Hart |
| Archdeacon | John Kiddle |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Richard Austen |
| Director of music | Mary Noyes |
| Churchwarden(s) | Jayne Armstrong and Judi Braddock |
| Parish administrator | Guinevere Duff |
St Luke's Church, Kew, is a parish church in Kew, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is part of the Church of England and the Anglican Communion and, locally, is a member of Churches Together in Kew. Together with St Philip and All Saints (the Barn Church), it is one of two parishes within the united benefice of Kew, St Philip & All Saints with St Luke. The church, built in the Gothic Revival style by architects Goldie, Child and Goldie, is also host to the Kew Community Trust and acts as a community centre. The current vicar is Rev. Peter Hart.
The parish publishes a magazine, The Link.
Kew's population increased considerably when the District line was extended to Richmond and a railway station was opened at Kew Gardens. To met the needs of the extended parish, a temporary "iron church" (now Victoria & St John's Working Men's Club) was opened in Sandycombe Road. St Luke’s Church, in The Avenue, was built to replace it, in 1889.
The large Victorian church, whose initial design plans included a spire that was never built, now has a small tower (accommodating a lift). This was added in 1983 when St Luke's was redesigned to create a smaller space for Christian worship in the former chancel area and to enable the former nave, and a second hall constructed in a loft conversion, to be used for community purposes also.
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