Spire, St Mary Magdalene, Upton Church
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Spire, St Mary Magdalene, Upton Church
Image: © Tom Jolliffe Taken: 3 May 2010
One wonders why the church was named St Mary Magdalene? Given that Torquay was a holiday resort which may have attracted men and women of "easy virtue", this church might have been a silent reminder that redemption was available to such sinners, not only redemption, but elevation to beatitude. The spire is a fine one, pointing to the heavens and personifying rectitude. There were protests at the plan to build a second hotel in Torquay as it was argued that it would affect the moral character of the town. The population doubled in ten years between 1841 and 1851 from over five thousand to over ten thousand.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.469491
Longitude
-3.533472
