Parish Church Of St Mary

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