St Luke
SY4 5UX
Parking limited. Keyholders on church noticeboard. Open in Summer Time.
St Luke’s church lies at the centre of the ancient village of Weston under Redcastle,
between Shrewsbury and Whitchurch, east of the A49. The village is under the southwest edge of the Hawkstone Ridge and overlooked by the remains of the Red Castle, from which it gets its name,
A nearby attraction is Hawkstone Park Follies, well worth combining with a visit to the church.
Built in 1791 the church originally consisted of a nave and the western tower only. It was in the main financed by Sir Richard Hill, second baronet of Hawkstone. The primary building materials are large red sandstone blocks. The west tower wall consists of a broad lancet window and the tower is capped with 4 Gothic pinnacles, cornice and parapet. In 1879 (in the 54th year of the curacy of the Rev’d John Hill) the chancel was erected along with a vestry on the south side but this time completed with smaller ashlar rock faced sandstone blocks. Considerable alterations simultaneously took place
including a replacement collar braced roof, new arches/doorways in the south wall and a porch of wood and stone was added. Internal features include four stained glass windows, numbered pews, the Binns organ and an octagonal font. The organ was a donation in 1933 by the Ashton family. Substantial tower renovations were carried out in 2007. The war memorial is affixed to the inside of the south wall.
The church is the focal point of the village, is neatly kept and is a grade 2 listed building. It is the resting place of many of the Hill family.
Adjacent to the north wall is a dedicated area for the interment of cremated remains.
Contact:- 'A Church Near You, Weston-under-Redcastle.'