St Luke Old Street (church)
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St Luke is a historic Anglican church in London.
It was sited on Old Street, north of the City of London, and was built under the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches project. It was completed and the corresponding parish of St Luke's created in 1733.
The church was designed by John James, though the remarkable obelisk spire and its base is by Nicholas Hawksmoor. The church was closed by the Diocese of London in 1964 and lay empty, the roof being removed and the shell becoming a ruin for 40 years, despite being a Grade I listed building. After several proposals to redevelop it as offices, It was converted by the London Symphony Orchestra as a concert hall rehearsal/ recording space and educational resource. The conversion was designed by Levitt Bernstein Architects. During 2006 the BBC used the venue to record intimate concerts by Bruce Springsteen and Paul Simon for broadcast.
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