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| HER Number: | MDV85041 |
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| Name: | Gate piers and walls to former Church of Holy Trinity, Torbay |
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Summary
The gate piers and walls around the former church were built in 1894, contemporary with the church.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 921 634 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX96SW |
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| Civil Parish | Torbay |
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| District | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TORBAY |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TORMOHAM |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GATE PIER (Built, XIX - 1894 AD to 1894 AD)
- WALL (Built, XIX - 1894 AD to 1894 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 2026, Mastermap 2026 (Cartographic). SDV366713.
Boundary around 'Rainbow Fun House'.
Historic England, 2026, National Heritage List for England 2026 (National Heritage List for England). SDV366714.
Gate piers and walls to Breakaway Sports Centre (former Church of Holy Trinity). Churchyard walls and gate piers. 1894, contemporary with the church and probably designed by Watson and Watson. Local grey limestone. Churchyard walls rubble, with toothed capping. Two sets of gate piers west of the church, one flanking a carriageway and one flanking a pedestrian gateway, both limestone ashlar. Pedestrian gate piers square on plan with chamfered caps decorated with trefoils. Carriageway gate piers with chamfered plinth, projecting cornices and elaborate two-tier pyramidal freestone finials with crocketed pinnacles.
Included for group value.
Date first listed: 3rd May 1994
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV366713 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2026. Mastermap 2026. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #145768 ] |
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| SDV366714 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2026. National Heritage List for England 2026. Website. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV49291 | Related to: Rainbow Fun House, Meadfoot Road, Torbay (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 11 2026 12:45PM |
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