St Mary Magdalene, Upton Church, Torquay
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St Mary Magdalene, Upton Church, Torquay
Image: © Tom Jolliffe Taken: 3 May 2010
This fine church is described in Image Additional information: "The church was originally built to the designs of Anthony Salvin by Jacob Harvey (one of two builder brothers responsible for much of Torquay’s mid-Victorian development) in 1848-49 using coursed Torquay limestone rubble with dressings of Bath stone. The first of Torquay’s new parish churches its style, especially nave, tower and spire, is essentially Early English; the south transept tower and spire was completed in 1862. Salvin’s originally relatively plain work, is countered by an ornate High Victorian scheme – the work of Giles Gilbert Scott who altered and partly refitted the chancel in 1882 (riotous Pevsner) – and further early-20th century fittings which including Devonshire marbles, and an alabaster reredos, added in 1906, and in 1927 the date of the north-east chapel." Upton Conservation Area Character Appraisal - Torbay Council 2005 http://www.brixhamtowncouncil.gov.uk/upton_area_appraisal.pdf
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Image Location
Latitude
50.469491
Longitude
-3.533472
