Church of St Mary the Virgin, Drew Street, Brixham - Torbay (UA)

Parish church. C15, re-roofed 1867, restored by Tait and Harvey in 1905. Chancel, nave, north and south aisles, north and south transepts, north and south chancel chapels, west tower, south porch. Solid roughcast walls with Beer and red sandstone dresssings, slate roofs. Water penetration through exposed tower buttresses causing damage to exposed stonework and embedded timber beam ends. Further damp to north transept. Failing rainwater goods and lack of adequate below ground drainage. 2018 programme of repair to parapet gutters and rendering of stair turrets; further work required.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN

Heritage Category:

Listed Building grade II*

List Entry Number:

1195156

Local Planning Authority:

Torbay (UA)

Site Type:

Religious ritual and funerary > Church

Location

Building Name:

Church of St Mary the Virgin

Street Name:

Drew Street

Unitary Authority:

Torbay (UA)

Parish:

Brixham

Parliamentary Constituency:

South Devon

Region:

South West

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Place of worship

Condition:

Poor

Priority:

C - Slow decay; no solution agreed

Previous Priority:

C

Ownership:

Religious organisation

Designation:

Listed Place of Worship grade II*, CA