PARISH OF PRESTON: ST LUKE PRESTONVILLE

The church of St Luke Prestonville was erected on the site of an earlier temporary iron church, which was built and burnt down in November 1871. A second temporary church was built in February 1872. The permanent church was largely completed in 1873 but remained unused for several years during changes in ownership. It was finally opened for divine service on 11 June 1875. The church was consecrated on 3 April 1877 and the Reverend George Hewitt was admitted as incumbent on 7 April 1877. The ecclesiastical district was created out of the ancient parish of Preston and legally assigned on 22 February 1878.

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INCUMBENT

PAR457/1/2 Baptism registers; 1875-1971

PAR457/1/3 Marriage registers; 1878-1982

PAR457/1/4 Banns registers; 1878-1991

PAR457/2 Records relating to registers; 1891-1894

PAR457/3 Service records; 1875-1996

PAR457/4 Buildings and properties; 1975-1991

PAR457/5 Institutions, inductions, licences; 1922-1952

PAR457/6 Income of the benefice; 1953

PAR457/7 Other records; 1900-1974

CHURCHWARDENS

PAR457/9 Accounts; 1889-1900

PAR457/10 Property; 1877-1972

VESTRY

PAR457/12 Minutes; 1881-1974

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

PAR457/14 Minutes; 1924-1981

PAR457/15 Accounts; 1895-1973

SCHOOLS

PAR457/25 St Luke's Sunday School; [1830]-1964

SPECIAL COMMITTEES AND CHURCH GROUPS

PAR457/43 Church of England Men's Society; Billy Graham Mission; 1946, 1989

<p>For further details on the early history of the church see PAR 457/7/3/1 and PAR 457/7/5/1 below; for a printed map of Brighton, circa 1867, marked up to show the 'Temporary Iron Church' on the site of the later St Luke's Church, see AMS 5644/1/1/2; for a photograph of the church by W and A H Fry of Brighton, with a note that it was sent to the Church Commissioners by George Hewitt, 9 January 1877, see AMS 5644/3/3</p>

Deposited by the incumbent and PCC, 12 October 1998 (ACC 7756)