St Luke's Church, Douglas

St Luke's Church
Entrance and spire of St Luke's Church
51.8750°N 8.4373°W / 51.8750; -8.4373
Location	Churchyard Lane, Douglas, Cork
Country	Ireland
Denomination	Church of Ireland
History
Consecrated	1875[1]
Architecture
Architect(s)	Osborne Cadwallader Edwards (main structure), W.H. Hill (spire)[1]
Years built	c. 1875 (main structure), 1885 (spire)[1]

St Luke's Church, as viewed from Douglas Community Park

St Luke's Church is a Church of Ireland (Anglican) church in Douglas in Cork, Ireland. Built c. 1875 on the site of an earlier 18th century church,[2] it is dedicated to Luke the Evangelist. Originally a chapel of ease for the parish of Carrigaline, population growth led to Douglas being made a parish in its own right. It is part of the Douglas Union of Parishes, in the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.[2] The church is included in the Record of Protected Structures maintained by Cork City Council.[3]

History

Originally constructed in 1786 as a chapel of ease to Carrigaline, by 1875 Douglas had experienced population growth to the extent that Douglas was made a separate parish.[4] A new church was completed, on the site the original 18th century chapel,[2] and was consecrated that same year.[5] The rebuilt church was designed by Cork engineer Osborne Cadwallader Edwards.[4] In 1885, the nave was lengthened and a tower and spire were added, designed by William Henry Hill.[4]

Sir John Arnott and Dr Richard Caulfield are among those interred in St Luke's graveyard.[4] A plaque to Hugh Lane, the Cork-born director of the National Gallery of Ireland who died in the Sinking of the Lusitania, was erected in the church by his sister in 1915.[6]

Architecture

The 19th century building was designed by Osborne Cadwallader Edwards.[1] The church is cruciform,[7] and its transepts have projected gable-fronted porches. The broached hexagonal spire is built with ashlar limestone.[1]

Some of the building's stained glass windows were designed by William Burges, and the church's pipe organ is attributed to the JJ Binns company of Leeds.[2]

References

Notes

1. NIAH 2011.
2. Douglas Union of Parishes.
3. "Volume 3 Built Heritage Objectives", Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028, Cork City Council, p. 133, retrieved 2 February 2024
4. St Leger 2013, p. 366.
5. O'Callaghan 2016, p. 152.
6. "Heritage Trail - St Lukes Church of Ireland". Douglas Tidy Towns. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
7. "Douglas St Luke". Gloine. 7 October 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2021.

Sources

• O'Callaghan, Antóin (2016). The Churches of Cork City: An Illustrated History. Dublin: The History Press Ireland. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-84588-893-0.
• St Leger, Dr. Alicia (2013). "The Province of Dublin: Cork, Cloyne and Ross". In McAuley, Alicia; Costecalde, Dr. Claude; Walker, Prof. Brian (eds.). The Church of Ireland: An illustrated history. Dublin: Booklink. p. 366. ISBN 978-1-906886-56-1.
• "St Luke's Church of Ireland Church, Churchyard Lane, Douglas, Cork", Buildings of Ireland, National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, 24 May 2011, retrieved 2 February 2024
• "Churches - St. Luke's, Douglas T12 N832". Douglas Union of Parishes. Church of Ireland. Retrieved 27 September 2021.

External links

• Diocese of Cork, Cloyne & Ross - Parishes - Douglas St Luke