Former St Mary's Chapel-of-Ease, Highweek Street, Newton Abbot
Introduction
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Former St Mary's Chapel-of-Ease, Highweek Street, Newton Abbot
Image: © Robin Stott Taken: 27 Apr 2021
Apparently not previously photographed for Geograph, this group of buildings was at one time held in great affection in the town. The chapel's origins may be earlier than the 13th century; the tower is mid-15th century. The demolition of the west side of the street (behind the camera) in the early 1980s to allow road-widening only exposed its state of disrepair. It was converted into flats in 1991 for the West Country Housing Association. Further reading: Newon Abbot Historical Buildings Trails. Newton Abbot Town and Great Western Railway Museum, published by Newton Abbot Town Council, ?1996. Derek Beavis. Newton Abbot Past and Present. Stroud, Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2005. ISBN 0-7509-4062-X
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Image Location
Latitude
50.531347
Longitude
-3.614776