St Luke With Gargoyles To West And Effigy To East
Sheen
Staffordshire
C14 remains to building of circa 1850-2 by C.W. Burleigh, superceded by Butterfield.
Architectural Features
parapet frieze of shields set in cusped lattice pattern, gargoyles at angles
St Luke's church tower boasts some fearsome gargoyles, but four more figures can be found on the ground at the base of the tower: retired? spares?
C14 stonework in north wall of nave.
small octagonal oak pulpit on stone trefoil-headed battered base struts
octagonal stone font, stencilled quatrefoils around top, square base, oak spire cover
Stained glass by O'Connor, circa 1854.
Recumbent effigy outside east end (of a priest?) and discarded gargoyles below tower, on site at time of resurvey A.J.B. Beresford Hope, patron of the living and friend of the Camden Society, having been acquainted with Butterfield's work at All Saints, Margaret Street, London, must have decided at a late stage in the building of the church to supplant Burleigh.