The Church Of St. Luke, Liverpool, England
This landmark church is commonly referred to as the bombed-out church. It was constructed between 1811 and 1832. Besides being intended as a parish church it was also to be used as a ceremonial venue by the city government as well as a concert hall.
St. Luke’s was seriously damaged during the Liverpool Blitz in 1941 and has remained a roofless shell ever since. The bombing happened on 6 May 1941 when it was set fire by an incendiary bomb guttin the building.
Today it stands as a memorial to those Liverpool residents who died in the Second World War.
