Isadora Duncan at Oldway Mansion
Here at WASD we like movies that are made in the Bay. And we especially like movies that are based on real local incidents and characters. This time it's Isadora (also known as The Loves of Isadora), …
Kevin Dixon(Author)
“Christian Communities in Conversation” at the Torbay Interfaith Forum
The Torbay Interfaith Forum exists to bring together people who are interested in learning more about the beliefs and practices of different faiths across Torbay.The Forum aims to foster greater under…
1907: Lenin takes a Torquay holiday
This one is a bit of a mystery. It's caused by an intriguing old photo which is titled: “VI Lenin on holiday in Torquay circa 1907”- that's it pictured below. There doesn’t appear to be any ot…
Torquay’s Past MPs: Charles Rosdew Burn- Conservative and Fascist
Colonel Sir Charles Rosdew Forbes-Leith, 1st Baronet (1859-1930) was first elected as Torquay’s Conservative MP in 1910 and served for the next 13 years (pictured above). Known as Charles Burn …
Torquay Curious
Some we know well, some we drive past every day, some are hidden, and some have stories to tell. Here are some curious parts of our Torquay. The 690 recorded graves of Torre's St. Saviours - now the…
The Sewing Room
Are you aged 50 or over? The Sewing Room is offering free community mindful sewing sessions in Torbay during August. Three community centres in Torquay, Paignton and Brixham are running weekly sessi…
Torquay and the Great War’s ANZACs
More than 131,000 Allied and Turkish troops died in the Gallipoli campaign, one of the bloodiest battles of World War One, including 11,400 Anzac (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) and 25,000…
Nelson (1918) – when Torquay was Naples
Nelson filmed rescuing the Queen of Naples from Corbyn Head in 1918. We've mentioned before that Torbay had an active early film making tradition. One of the first of those Bay-set produc…
Hollywood, Torbay – it could have been so different!
How things could have been so different! Torbay was on the way to becoming the British Hollywood. Today we could be a northern European Cannes. We had the exotic-looking locations and the natural ligh…
Some Torbay Names
In 1570 Cuthbert Mayne (pictured below) became a Catholic and attempted to convert the Cornish. He was arrested for the crime of being a priest and on November 12 1577 was executed at Launce…
Project DAVE- tackling Domestic Abuse in Torbay
These images arepart of the Project DAVE (Domestic Abuse Victim Equality) initiative. They were created by a talented team of young people from local charity Youth Genesis Trust.The project is a respo…
“A Short History of the Early Church” at the Torbay Interfaith Forum
The Torbay Interfaith Forum exists to bring together people who are interested in learning more about the belief and practices of different Faiths across Torbay.The Forum aims to foster greater unders…
Echoes from a Torquay Churchyard
By Margaret Forbes-Hamilton & Kevin Dixon Just off Torquay’s Lucius Street stands the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Andrew. The church is on the site of one of the oldest settlements of what …
Project DAVE- tackling Domestic Abuse in Torbay
Project DAVE (Domestic Abuse Victim Equality) was created by a talented team of young people from local charity Youth Genesis Trust. The team are committed to ending domestic abuse in the Bay.The proj…