St Lukes Church Bristol Street

[vicala]

Would anyone know where I might get a photo of the original St. Lukes Church, the one prior to 1901?
Thanks,
Vicala

 

[ladylinda]

Found this one from
St Luke's Bristol St circa 1885

 

[vicala]

Thanks for the photo

 

[pollypops]

https://ahistoryofbirminghamchurche...rtin-in-the-bull-ring/st-luke-bristol-street/
Is this it Wendy? Scroll down for older image.

 

[mikejee]

Don't think this was the original picture, but I have it saved.from somewhere

 

[Phil]

Mike your photo is the original church that stood on the corner of Bristol St & St Lukes Rd from 1842 to 1899.

 

[mikejee]

I thought it might be, but wasn't sure. Thanks Phil

 

[postie]

Someone sent me this picture of St Luke's but it doesn't say whereabouts it is in Birmingham, any ideas.

 

[jukebox]

Bristol Street. See https://ahistoryofbirminghamchurche...rtin-in-the-bull-ring/st-luke-bristol-street/

 

[mikejee]

Looks like a much better copy of the photo on Bill Dargue's website at https://ahistoryofbirminghamchurche...rtin-in-the-bull-ring/st-luke-bristol-street/ . It was on the corner of St Luke's Road

 

[jukebox]

It was on the corner of St Luke's Road

Looking at Google street view it still is! Now called The Redeemed Christian Church of God.

 

[rosie]

My Great Grandparents were married there in 1892. It's a lovely photo.
rosie.

 

[postie]

Thank you, that's a mystery solved.

 

[wam]

I was at St Luke's School next door for a year in the 60s. That's gone now. I'm not sure that the church is still in use even though the RCOG sign is still there. It could just be that I've never been around at the time it's being used but it doesn't look like anyone is using it.

 

[Morturn]

It look to me like that St Lukes church used to have a tower (or one was planned but not built), do anyone know anything about this?

 

[Phil]

This is how St Luke's looked originally from 1842 until 1899, it looks like a complete rebuild to me or perhaps it was only restyled at the front.

 

[Morturn]

This is how St Luke's looked originally from 1842 until 1899, it looks like a complete rebuild to me or perhaps it was only restyled at the front.

Yes I have found out now, it was rebuilt around 1903, then the tower was removed at a later date because it had become unsafe.

 

[wallyb71]

There is also a St Lukes Church in Kingstanding. I know because I was married there. Have a nice day, Wallyb

 

[DPL]

In a previous life I did building maintenance work on both the St Luke's as mentioned in this thread. The one in Kingstanding is very pleasing architecturally for a modern church...and practical.

The then vicar of the Bristol Street St Luke's told me the tower was never finished as they had run out of money - not now but when it was built (rebuilt). It seems that the parishioners at that time were hoping to build their tower "taller than the tower on the church up the road": I have no idea which church he was referring to 'up the road' but he did nod in the direction of Five Ways/Broad Street Edgbaston

 

[pollypops]

This article the Decaying Churches of Birmingham from the Birmingham Daily Post dated 5th November 1889 gives some information on why St Lukes had to be rebuilt.
St Lukes Bristol Street was built from soft red sandstone on foundations that were part made and part natural. This led to a leaning wall which no one would sit by and stone falling from the face of the tower.
It is a long article but I think it's quite interesting so I've posted it all.

 

[wam]

The then vicar of the Bristol Street St Luke's told me the tower was never finished as they had run out of money - not now but when it was built (rebuilt). It seems that the parishioners at that time were hoping to build their tower "taller than the tower on the church up the road": I have no idea which church he was referring to 'up the road' but he did nod in the direction of Five Ways/Broad Street Edgbaston

I don't know what church it would have been toward Five Ways but, in the other direction, there's St Alban's which has a fairly high tower and might, at times, have been visible from St Luke's. https://www.saintalban.co.uk/

 

[Phil]

Surely the reference to "the Church up the Road" would mean one close by and the nearest churches all on Bristol St would have been, St Catherine's, The Old Meeting Church, and The Wycliffe Baptist Church?

 

[wam]

Surely the reference to "the Church up the Road" would mean one close by and the nearest churches all on Bristol St would have been, St Catherine's, The Old Meeting Church, and The Wycliffe Baptist Church?

The original quote was "taller than the tower on the church up the road" so I suppose it refers to one with a tower (rather than a spire) on or near one of the roads close to St Luke's. That could be Bristol Road/Bristol St as you said but it could also be Belgrave Rd/ (whatever the Ladywood middleway used to be). St Alban's is just off the Belgrave Rd and has a tower. If you have pictures of the other churches along the roads, I'd say to look for something with a tall tower rather than a spire.

 

[pollypops]

Perhaps he was nodding towards St.Augustines in Edgbaston - the tower and spire there is the tallest in Birmingham at 185 ft

 

[Pedrocut]

Surely the reference to "the Church up the Road" would mean one close by and the nearest churches all on Bristol St would have been, St Catherine's, The Old Meeting Church, and The Wycliffe Baptist Church?

An illustration from 1864 in the Illustrated London News Wycliffe Baptist.

 

[Vivienne14]

St Luke's on Bristol Street. Afraid I don't have the date for this one. Viv.

 

[Radiorails]

Another thread about this place but no date for the picture in Post 8.
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/st-lukes-church.44236/
However the street lamp seems to be pre WW2 as it has the light coloured reflective top. The clothing of the two gents look rather late 1920's to me. It seems to be a very nice sunny day if the shadow of the tram traction pole is anything to go by.

 

[Vivienne14]

Thanks Alan. Shall merge the threads. Viv.

Update. Threads now merged.

 

[Astoness]

land aquired notice .not sure but think the church may go


https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.4...4!1sTNVGlRsPauQz9C5X-p3ncA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

 

[Vivienne14]

Looks ominous Lyn. Viv.