St Luke's Church, Formby
St Luke's Church is in St Luke's Church Road, Formby, Sefton, Merseyside, England, and is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Liverpool. The original chapel on the site was destroyed by a sandstorm in 1739. It was replaced by the present church in 1854, and this was extended in 1897. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
| St Luke's Church, Formby | |
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St Luke's Church, Formby, from the south | |
St Luke's Church, Formby Location in Merseyside | |
| 53.5521°N 3.0873°W | |
| OS grid reference | SD 281 067 |
| Location | St Luke's Church Road, Formby, Sefton, Merseyside |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Low Church / Evangelical |
| Website | stlukesformby.org.uk |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Saint Luke |
| Consecrated | 14 December 1854 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 19 July 1966 |
| Architect(s) | William Culshaw |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1854 |
| Completed | 1897 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Stone, slate roof |
| Administration | |
| Province | York |
| Diocese | Liverpool |
| Archdeaconry | Knowsley & Sefton |
| Deanery | Sefton North |
| Parish | St Luke, Formby |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Rev Dr Matt Davis |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Anne Dixon, Allan Hobson, Jean Watts |
| Churchwarden(s) | Steve Ginn, Fiona Grieveson |
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