LSO St Luke's

Old Street BID partnership teams up with Old Street's premier indoor concert venue and magnificent home of the London Symphony Orchestra.

Consecrated in 1733, following the government’s 50 new churches act, St Luke's was one of only 12 that were built throughout London at this time. When St Luke's was eventually commissioned in 1727, the surveyors John James and Nicholas Hawksmoor were given a strict budget of £10,000.

Almost as soon as it was first completed, the church suffered settlement problems. It had been built on marshy ground and in the following two centuries was plagued by subsidence and structural unrest. By 1959 there was such a marked deterioration in the building structure that it was declared unsafe.

The interior was gutted, the roof removed leaving Hawksmoor's spire in place and opening the interior to the elements. Since then, it has been a deteriorating ruin, its decline only partially arrested by stabilisation work funded by the Diocese of London and English Heritage in 1993-1994. At around the same time, the LSO began a search for a building to house its expanding education and community programme. There they stumbled upon the versatile space at St Luke's and major renovations took place to ensure it was fit for purpose.

The venue now plays host to eminent concerts, local community projects, theatre productions and private functions. This architectural gem is the best location to get locked in the world of Nosferatu for an evening.

The perfect place to view a totally unique screening!