Torbay Hospital Chapel
TORBAY HOSPITAL CHAPEL, NEWTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1280033
- Date first listed:
- 03-May-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Torbay Hospital Chapel
- Statutory Address:
- TORBAY HOSPITAL CHAPEL, NEWTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1280033
- Date first listed:
- 03-May-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Torbay Hospital Chapel
- Statutory Address 1:
- TORBAY HOSPITAL CHAPEL, NEWTON ROAD
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:
- TORBAY HOSPITAL CHAPEL, NEWTON ROAD
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 89918 65850
Details
TORQUAY
SX8965 NEWTON ROAD 885-1/9/193 (North side) Torbay Hospital Chapel
II
Hospital chapel. Opened 1930, rainwater heads dated 1928. To the designs of Charles Holden. Freestone ashlar with exceptionally fine joints, original scantle slate roof. Late C17 style, of a puritan character. PLAN: Attached to the neo-Georgian 1928 main blocks of the hospital with a lobby bay. The chapel consists of 4-bay nave and chancel with a projecting south-east porch and south-west organ chamber. East end has rounded corners. Classical style. EXTERIOR: Severe and nicely-detailed. Stepped plinth. Pedimented gable to west end. East end has recessed rounded corners and a plain parapet. Flat-roofed porch has a moulded doorway with a keyblock and rounded recessed corners; similar corners to organ chamber. Sides have shallow banding and centres are slightly recessed. Round-headed windows to nave glazed with leaded panes of thick opaque glass. Low lobby at west end has a segmental-headed doorway on the south side and an original 2-leaf segmental-headed 2-leaf door in a late C17 style with 2 big fielded panels to each leaf. INTERIOR: Coved roof of exposed timbers to the nave; full set of original oak fittings including altar, reredos; pulpit with carved heads; benches; panelled dado. Round-headed east window filled with stained glass, the style rather old-fashioned for the date, depicting biblical scenes of healing. (Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1952-1989: P.855).
Listing NGR: SX8991865850
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 390724
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Devon, (1989), 855
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: South Devon, (1952), 855
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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