A £150,000 project to repair the crumbling stonework of Liverpool’s ‘Bombed Out Church’ will get underway in September.

The work funded by Liverpool City Council and Heritage England, will be the first step to safeguard the future of the popular landmark, which is actually named St Luke’s Church,

The site, which frequently plays host to cultural events and is currently in the midst of a summer programme of festivities, will be closed to the public for health and safety reasons to allow the repairing and replacing of heavy stonework.

Meanwhile, a major consultation exercise is to get underway asking people their views on the role St Luke’s should play in the life of the city. It follows a pledge from the Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson that the site will remain in public ownership and a viable future will be secured.

The results of the consultation will be used as the basis for decisions to be made in relation to the future of St Luke’s Church and the council will formally invite expressions of interest.

The successful party must be able to demonstrate that they can offer a viable future for St Luke’s which is in line with the results of the public consultation.

Ambrose Reynolds, who has been running St Luke’s as a public space, says: “It has been more than a decade since I became involved in St Luke’s re-opening it to the public, it’s been amazing to see the profound effect that it has on all different kinds of people, both as a testament to history and its connection to our present lives.

“St Luke’s is a place for everyone and that is the essence of the existing programme – to commemorate the past and celebrate the future.

“We welcome this wonderful opportunity to preserve the Bombed Out Church for the future wellbeing of the city and the people.”

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