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The Church of St Luke is a Church of England Grade II Listed〔 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-303417-church-of-st-luke-#.VWgdONJViko – Retrieved May 2015〕 church located in the centre of Wallsend, North Tyneside, next to Station Road. ==History== Due to an increase of the population in Wallsend, supported by both coalmining and shipbuilding industries, the parish of St Peter, Wallsend was divided in 1887, with the western portion becoming the new parish of St Luke, complete with a new church. The foundation stone was laid in 1885, and the building was consecrated in 1887, although construction was not completed until 1906. One of the key donors to the new building was George B. Hunter, then managing partner of the Swan Hunter shipbuilding company.〔William Richardson, ''History of the Parish of Wallsend'', Northemberland Press, Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1923 pp180-181〕 The long association between the church and the company (whose yard is just down Station Road) saw St Luke’s nicknamed the ‘Shipyard Church’.〔 http://www.achurchnearyou.com/wallsend-st-luke -Retrieved May 2015〕 In 2001 the parish was merged with that of St Peter, Wallsend, reuniting the original parish and the two sister churches. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St Luke's Church, Wallsend」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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