Torquay on Wikipedia.

My appreciation to Terry Leaman who owns the Torquay's Churches website for corrections and clarifications to this page.

Churches in Barton, Chelston, Hele, St. Marychurch, Torre.

The Abbey Hall Centre on Rock Road was built as a British School in 1853. It now houses St. Bede's Chapel on the top floor, and has in the past been a Synagogue, and has also been home to the Unitarians and Plymouth Brethren. SX 9169 6389. © Paul E. Barnett (2016).

All Saints at Babbacombe. SX 9247 6528. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. A modern view, © Paul E. Barnett (2016). Link. Grade I listed.

Catholic Church of the Assumption of Our Lady (1853) on Tor Hill Road. SX 9137 6405. © Paul E. Barnett (2014). Link. Grade II listed.

The former Congregational Church on Tor Hill Road and Morgan Avenue. The church was built before 1906, when it shows on the O.S. map of that year. Another view. SX 9119 6429. Both © Paul E. Barnett (2016).

Furrough Cross U.R.C. (built as Independent, opening in 1852). SX 9221 6564. © Paul E. Barnett (2015). Link.

The former Holy Trinity Church (1891) on Meadowfoot Road. SX 9216 6344. © Alan Blacklock. Another view, © Paul E. Barnett (2014), who advises that it is now in use as a "soft play" centre. A very churchy-looking memorial hall (1913) stands opposite - this was the church before the current Holy Trinity was built. © Paul E. Barnett (2014).

The site of the first Methodist Church in Torquay on Fleet Street. A blue plaque gives a little history. SX 9172 6377. Both © Andrew Ross.

Methodist Central Church on Tor Hill Road. SX 9117 6430. © Andrew Ross. Link, which says it is Methodist and U.R.C. The history page dates it to 1976, and includes photos of its three predecessors - Union Street (Wesleyan) Methodist, Market Street (Primitive) Methodist, and Belgrave Congregational/U.R.C.

The cemetery which stands between Barton Road and Hele Road has two Mortuary Chapels. Older large scale O.S. maps label them as Church of England, at SX 9060 6603, and Nonconformist at SX 9052 6594. Both © Chris Kippin (2023).

The former Primitive Methodist Chapel (1868) on Babbacombe Road, now in use as Noah's Ark Childcare Centre. Its date of closure is not presently known, but it was used by the Plymouth Brethren in 1961. SX 9267 6532. © Paul E. Barnett (2015). Link.

The former Quaker Meeting House on Warren Road, in use from 1856 - 1948 (blue plaque). SX 9150 6390. Both © Paul E. Barnett (2014).

Riviera Life Church on Torwood Street. According to this link, it was built as Wesleyan Methodist, opening in 1874. In recent years (it says) it has also been Elim Pentecostal and a Church of the Living Waters. SX 9233 6365. © Paul E. Barnett (2014).

St. Andrew (Greek Orthodox). This was originally St. Petrox, and later St. Saviour, the parish church for Tormoham. SX 9095 6431. © Andrew Ross. Two additional views - 1, 2, both © Paul E. Barnett (2016).

St. Andrew (Methodist) on Exe Hill and Collaton Road, Shiphay Collaton. SX 8919 6566. © Chris Kippin (2023). Link (scroll down)

The former St. Andrew's Monastery on Torwood Gardens Road, now converted into flats. This was originally St. Andrew (Scottish Presbyterian). The "Monastery" is very misleading, and the name dates from when it was an alcohol-free nightclub! SX 9231 6349. © Alan Blacklock. Another view, © Paul E. Barnett (2014).

St. John. SX 9188 6365. © Alan Blacklock. Another view, © Paul E. Barnett (2014).

St. John the Baptist on Cadewell Lane, Shiphay Collaton. SX 8936 6568. © Chris Kippin (2023). Link. The history page dates its opening to 1896.

St. Luke on St. Luke's Road. SX 9130 6395. © Andrew Ross. Two additional views - 1, 2. Both © Paul E. Barnett (2014). Link. Grade II* listed.

The former St. Mark on St. Mark's Road, now The Little Theatre. A Salvin church of the 1850's, it was converted to its present use in 1986-7. SX 9255 6308. © Paul E. Barnett (2015).

St. Mary Magdalene on Union Street. SX 9129 6437. © Andrew Ross. Link.

St. Matthias (1857) on Babbacombe Road. Originally a chapel of ease to St. Mark (see above), this is also a Salvin church, and has now united with the congregations of St. Mark and Holy Trinity, both now closed. SX 9318 6418. © Paul E. Barnett (2016). Link.

Salvation Army on Market Street and Castle Lane. SX 9164 6424. © Paul E. Barnett (2016). Link.

The former Scottish Presbyterian Church on Tor Hill Road and Higher Union Lane is now a Masonic Lodge. SX 9127 6429. © Paul E. Barnett (2018).

Seventh-day Adventist Church on Warren Road. SX 9145 6397. © Paul E. Barnett (2014). Link.

The former Stark's Salem Chapel on Braddon Hill Road West. SX 9175 6382. © Paul E. Barnett (2016). Link.

Torbay Islamic Centre on Avenue Road. SX 9047 6460. © Paul E. Barnett (2018). Link.

Unitarian and Free Christian Church on Montpellier Road. SX 9199 6360. © Paul E. Barnett (2014). As of 2023, Google Streetview is labelling this as "permanently closed".

Upton Vale Baptist Church (1862-3) stands between St. Marychurch Road and Lymington Road. SX 9141 6440. © Andrew Ross. Another view, and the date-stone for 1863, both © Norman Cummings (2015). Another view, © Paul E. Barnett (2016). Link.

Victoria Park Methodist Church on St. Marychurch Road. SX 9168 6523. © Paul E. Barnett (2015). Link.

Barton
Baptist Church on Happaway Road. SX 9094 6686. © Chris Kippin (2023). Link. What was perhaps its predecessor is shown on late Victorian maps as Baptist Chapel (Particular) on Fore Street at SX 9119 6699. It may survive as Chapel Cottage, seen by Streetview in 2022.
Marked but not labelled on a map of 1906 on Starpitten Lane West is a now-former Chapel, identified here as Wesleyan Methodist. It's blurred out on Streetview, but there is a photo on Geograph. SX 9129 6694.
Hebron Gospel Hall on Barton Hill Way. SX 9068 6638. © Chris Kippin (2023).
St. Martin on Barton Hill Road. SX 9081 6675. © Chris Kippin (2023). Link. A good history includes interior photos, and also a photo of the temporary predecessor church. Grade II listed, wherein it's dated to 1938.

Chelston
Christadelphian Hall on Sherwell Lane. SX 902 642. © Paul E. Barnett (2015). Link.
Church of the Holy Angels (R.C., 1938) on Queensway. SX 898 645. © Paul E. Barnett (2015).
Methodist Church (1893). SX 902 639. © Paul E. Barnett (2015). Link.
The 1909 Mission House on Innerbrook Road was home for some time to the Methodist New Connexion. SX 903 643. © Paul E. Barnett (2015).
St. Peter (1961-2) on Queensway. SX 898 645. © Paul E. Barnett (2015). Link.
Former church of 1885 on Old Mill Road. Can you give it a name? SX 903 642. © Paul E. Barnett (2015).

Hele
Hele Road Baptist Church (1880). SX 9108 6603. © Paul E. Barnett (2015). Another view, © Chris Kippin (2023). Link.
The former Mission Church of the Good Shepherd on Hele Road is now Torbay Amateur Boxing Club. Built in 1883, it served as a chapel and school, and ceased as a school in 1927, and as a chapel in 1928, after which it became the church hall for St. Augustine. SX 9095 6610. © Paul E. Barnett (2018). Another view, and the date-stone, both © Chris Kippin (2023).

St. Marychurch
Our Lady, Help of Christians and St. Denis (R.C.) on Priory Road. SX 9191 6588. © Chris Kippin (2023). Link. Grade I listed.
St. Mary the Virgin, between Church Road and Fore Street. Betjeman implies that the tower was destroyed by bombing in WWII, and the subsequent re-build was a great improvement. In fact the tower was the only bit to survive. Another view. SX 9186 6598. Both © Chris Kippin (2023). An old postcard view.  Although undated, the postcard must pre-date the war. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. Link. Grade II listed, which says the tower is of 1877, the rest of the church re-built in 1952-6 following war damage.

Torre
All Saints on Mill Lane, Torre. SX 907 643. © Andrew Ross. Thanks to Bryan McCahey for clearing up the confusion regarding this All Saints, and the entry at the top of the page. Two additional views - 1, 2, both © Paul E. Barnett (2015).
Torre Abbey, built as a monastery for the Premonstratensians in 1196, was dissolved in 1539. Much remains of the old buildings, and it now serves as an Art Gallery. Another view. SX 908 639. Both © Paul E. Barnett (2015). Link.