Its original builder Nathaniel Lucas died at an early stage and the job was taken over by James Smith.

James Walker, described by William Woolls as "one of the most learned men who ever came to the colonies", was an Oxford MA, had been chaplain at George Town, Van Diemen's Land, before William Broughton appointed him to the new incumbency of Marsfield and the headmastership of The King's School in 1843.

Walker had studied botany in Europe, but neither published, wrote, described any species, assembled any collection, or performed any task by which posterity is able to judge the quality of any botanical labour he undertook.

The chancel was added in 1857, and the porch on the north side, formerly supported by four timber columns, was enclosed in 1860.

[3] St Luke's Anglican Church is evidence of Governor Macquarie's initiatives in opening up settlement in New South Wales.

It is one of the three oldest surviving Anglican churches in Australia, and a fine example of Francis Greenway's public architecture in New South Wales.

It also demonstrates the history of the Anglican Church from the early establishment of the Colony from which period it has been a centre for local worship.

Located within the heart of Liverpool the group is a historic, aesthetically pleasing landmark in an otherwise modernised city centre.

[3] St Luke's Anglican Church was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

[3] This Wikipedia article was originally based on St. Luke's Anglican Church, entry number 00086 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 1 June 2018.