Description

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

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26501972

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Recommended Books

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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas