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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 76 NE 121 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | St Luke's Church, Virginia Street, Gillingham |
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Summary
St Luke's Church, Church of England, Virginia Street, Gillingham, the present building was built in 1908. From 1890 services following the Catholic tradtion within the Church of England were held in the Mission Room , on the same site, till the cogregation outgrow the room.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7742 6923 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ76NE |
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| Parish: | GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- PLACE OF WORSHIP (Post Medieval to Modern - 1890 AD to 2050 AD (throughout))
Full description
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St Luke's Church, Church of England, Virginia Street, Gillingham. The present building was built in 1908 in red brick, in the perpendicular style, with some work by Sir Ninian Comper and Sir Edwin Lutyens (whose brother was a former vicar). It is one of the very few churches in Rochester Diocese that comes under the episcopal care of the Bishop of Fulham. The young people in evidence were mostly involved as servers or choir members. The buliding is still in use.
From 1890 services following the Catholic tradition within the Church of England were held in the Mission Room , on the same site, till the congregation outgrew the room.
Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952): Landmark Epoch 4 (Map). SKE30967.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | --- | Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952): Landmark Epoch 4. |
