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:
- Totnes
- 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
Contact Details
Matthew Knight 01179 750675
