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Latitude: 50.4684 / 50°28'6"N
Longitude: -3.5379 / 3°32'16"W
OS Eastings: 290952
OS Northings: 64308
OS Grid: SX909643
Mapcode National: GBR QV.WW3G
Mapcode Global: FRA 37GT.KHH
Plus Code: 9C2RFF96+9R
Entry Name: Church of St Andrew
Listing Date: 20 November 1952
Last Amended: 3 May 1994
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1206837
English Heritage Legacy ID: 390782
Also known as: St Saviour's Church, Tor Mohun
ID on this website: 101206837
Location: St Andrew's Church, Torre, Torbay, Devon, TQ2
County: Torbay
Electoral Ward/Division: Tormohun
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Torquay
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Church of England Parish: Torre All Saints
Church of England Diocese: Exeter
Tagged with: Church building
TORQUAY
SX9064 ST EFRIDE'S ROAD 885-1/13/450 (West side) 20/11/52 Church of St Andrew (Formerly Listed as: ST ELFRIDES ROAD Church of St Saviour, Tormohun)
II*
Parish church, now in use by the Greek Orthodox Church. Tower probably C13; C15 aisles; restored 1849; chancel enlarged 1873 by John Hayward of Exeter. Local grey limestone and red sandstone rubble (roughcast before 1849), chancel snecked; slate roof; some granite windows. PLAN: Nave; chancel; north and south aisles; west tower; south-west porch. EXTERIOR: The C19 chancel has a 3-light traceried east window, 2-light traceried north window; lean-to vestry to south. 4-bay buttressed north aisle with set-back buttresses at the east end and 3-light C19 traceried windows. South aisle also buttressed with 3-light granite Perpendicular traceried windows and a gabled porch in the western bay with a low chamfered doorway. Unbuttressed battered west 3-stage tower with a parapet and plain north-east stair turret to the 2nd stge. Chamfered west doorway. 3-light Perpendicular granite traceried west window; 2-light belfry openings. INTERIOR: inspection not possible but Pevsner refers to an oak reredos by Hems of Exeter; mahogany bench ends and stained glass in the style of Clayton & Bell by Wailes. Monument to Thomas Cary, d.1567 noted by Pevsner as of special interest combining Perpendicular and early Renaissance detail. c1561 brass to Wilmot Cary. Other monuments to Thomas Ridgeway, d.1604 and George Cary, d.1758. Minor early C19 wall tablets. (Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1952-1989: P.849).
Listing NGR: SX9095264308
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