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Church House

A Grade II Listed Building in Newton Abbot, Devon

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.5306 / 50°31'50"N

Longitude: -3.6064 / 3°36'22"W

OS Eastings: 286242

OS Northings: 71323

OS Grid: SX862713

Mapcode National: GBR QR.5WNL

Mapcode Global: FRA 37BN.GV2

Plus Code: 9C2RG9JV+6C

Entry Name: Church House

Listing Date: 22 March 1983

Last Amended: 11 December 1996

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1256837

English Heritage Legacy ID: 464511

ID on this website: 101256837

Location: Newton Abbot, Teignbridge, Devon, TQ12

County: Devon

District: Teignbridge

Civil Parish: Newton Abbot

Built-Up Area: Newton Abbot

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Wolborough St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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Description



NEWTON ABBOT

SX8671 QUEEN STREET
1012-1/9/112 (South side)
22/03/83 Church House
(Formerly Listed as:
QUEEN STREET
(South side)
United Reformed Church)

GV II

Church, now offices. 1875, converted into offices 1976.
Squared Devon limestone, slate roof. Gothic Revival Decorated
style. Rectangular plan with a forward entrance tower flanked
by lower and narrower wings.
EXTERIOR: west tower in 3 stages: decorative quatrefoil
oxidized copper bands and quoins to an octagonal slate spire;
pierced parapet with diagonally-set finials to corners and
sides; machicolation over 3-light louvred pointed-arched
belfry openings, with loopholes below; gabled clasping
buttresses flank 3-light traceried windows; a gabled
pointed-arched doorcase has a quatrefoil to the tympanum.
The flanking wings have 2-light windows and weathered corner
buttresses and porches in returns with pointed arches and
2-light cusped-headed windows above. 5-bay returns with
similar 2-light windows.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
(BoE: Pevsner N & Cherry B: Devon: London: 1989-: 587).

Listing NGR: SX8624271323

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