St Luke the Physician, Benchill Road, Brownley Green, Wythenshawe

Built in 1938 by Taylor & Young to seat 500 at a cost of £11,000. Orthodox planning and construction, showing many characteristic design ideas of the period. The simple treatment of the concrete roof is worth notice. Unlike the other churches of the period, no special emphasis is given to the font position.  The choir stalls too are in the conventional position while the organ occupies the west gallery. Behind the east end a pleasant courtyard is flanked by the Vicarage, School and Hall. [ (Donald Buttress: Recent Churches in South Manchester. Notes for Extra Mural visit 1966]

Reference     Builder 23 July 1937 Page 171 - plans approved
Reference    Builder 3 September 1937 Page 430
Reference    Builder 10 December 1937 Page 1099 - tenders
Reference    Manchester City News, 13 November Page 12
Reference    Manchester City News 28 January 1939 Page 10 - description of new church
Reference    Donald Buttress: Recent Churches in South Manchester. Notes for Extra Mural visit 1966