Parish Church of St Mary
PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY, FORE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1206774
- Date first listed:
- 20-Nov-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Parish Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY, FORE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1206774
- Date first listed:
- 20-Nov-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 03-May-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Parish Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY, FORE STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY, FORE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Torbay (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 91857 65978
Details
TORQUAY
SX9164 FORE STREET, St Marychurch 885-1/11/435 (South West side) 20/11/52 Parish Church of St Mary (Formerly Listed as: FORE STREET, St Mary Church Church of St Mary)
GV II
Parish church. Tower by J Hugall dated 1877; remainder of church largely rebuilt 1952-56 in a traditional Gothic style after serious war damage. Local grey limestone rubble brought to course, yellow sandstone dressings; natural slate roof. PLAN: Nave; chancel; N & S aisles; west tower. EXTERIOR: 3-stage W tower with angle buttresses with a 2-stage SE stair turret with a statue niche. The west face has a 4-light traceried window with curvilinear tracery and shafts with carved capitals. 2nd stage has 2 trefoil-headed one-light windows. Two 2-light Decorated style traceried belfry windows have louvres and richly-moulded architraves. Pierced parapet & octagonal corner pinnacles. The 1950s rebuild is conventional Gothic style with a buttressed S aisle and traceried windows. INTERIOR; Not inspected on survey. Pevsner notes a good C12 font with figure scenes; a pre-war rood screen and post-war fittings by Herbert Read of Exeter.
Listing NGR: SX9185765978
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 390614
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Devon, (1989)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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