How do different places make us feel and behave?Do we think differently at Castle Circus compared to the Strand; in...

In 1900 there were over 60 places of worship in Torquay. All were Christian and they included the ancient Church...

  “Witches... All of them witches!” Rosemary’s Baby In Ira Levin’s 1967 novel Rosemary’s Baby, a New York newlywed suspects that...

If you have ever used Torquay’s Abbey Gates Junction you may have noticed that the road layout can be confusing....

 Hydropathics – or hydros – were institutions created to practice hydropathy. This was a cure-all which played an important part...

  The St Petrox Holy Well - Lucius Street and Belgrave Road in around 1100AD All communities need water; for...

  The Hermit’s Ghost appears to comfort Rosalind in the Chapel. Image by Andrew Thomas   After many decades of...

The Victorian author JT White tells us that in 1830 “there was a grand sandstone arch at Corbon Head which...

During the nineteenth century, poetry was hugely popular. Due to advances in literacy and publishing, poems were being read by...

 “The best friend man can possibly have”, Voltaire (1764)Tucked away around the back of Torre Abbey is a pet cemetery....

Torquay’s Avenue Road in the nineteenth century Between Torre Abbey Gates and Torre Station lies Avenue Road, one of the...

Happy Gilmore was a hugely successful 1996 American sports comedy film starring Adam Sandler. Like most movies of its type,...

The Strand is Torquay’s tourism centre and the heart of the resort. Here we find the transport hub, churches, hotels,...

“The whole idea of the film was excellent”; “The story was laced with excellent set jokes and well placed one...

In 1852 sixteen acres of agricultural land was purchased on high ground on the outskirts of Torquay. This was close...

The story of Torquay’s Old Town Hall is the story of the resort’s rise to become the centre of an...

 In 1886 the south coast resort of Torquay announced that it was the “the wealthiest town in England”. It couldn’t...

     In 1844 a group of friends met at Glen Cottage in Torquay’s Park Street. At that gathering it was...

During the course of the nineteenth century Torquay grew to become the richest town in Britain. Many millionaires lived or...

 "Old ladies in wheelchairs with blankets over their legs, I don’t think so… they’re retired mermaids”, Milton JonesMermaids have long...