St Luke's Church, Ilford

It originated as a temporary mission built in the parish of St Clement's in 1909.

[1] E T Dunn designed its permanent stone and redbrick church building in a Neo-Gothic imitation of Perpendicular style[1] - he also designed St Barnabas' Church, Woodford Wells.

The permanent St Luke's was consecrated in 1915, consisting of an aisled nave and transepts - the planned chancel to complete its cruciform ground plan was never built.

[2] The church was severely damaged in 1940 during the London Blitz and its reconstruction was only completed in 1954, with the congregation worshipping in the 1909 church hall in the interim.

[2] The Marthoma Church currently worships on a Sunday.They are Malayali people originating from the South Indian state of Kerala.