
St Luke’s Church in Abbottabad is a 19th-century Anglican church built in the Gothic Revival style by the British.

Established in 1864, it was constructed to serve the spiritual needs of British military officers stationed in the cantonment.

The church is built using ashlar-dressed grey stone, with additional materials such as lentils, jute, and egg white used in construction.

It follows a cruciform layout and features architectural elements like pointed lancet windows, red timber tracery, buttresses, and a steeply pitched gable roof.

The main entrance is marked by a red-painted wooden door set in a deeply recessed pointed arch with archivolts, known as Queen Victoria Gate.

A central tower with a spire rises from the eastern façade, serving as a bell tower, while the altar lies in a polygonal apse lit by stained-glass windows.

Inside, the long nave is covered by a timber hammer-beam roof and furnished with wooden pews, Gothic arcading, and a British-era organ still intact.

The church also houses plaques and memorabilia commemorating British army officers.

Other buildings within the complex include a vicarage, a Sunday school, guest room, and servant quarters, while a historic well remains in the church lawn.

St Luke’s Church continues to stand as a preserved religious and architectural heritage site in Abbottabad, maintained by the Church of Pakistan