Devon or Devonshire- the same thing?
Devon took its name from the county's original Iron Age inhabitants, the Dumnonii 'Celts'. This was the tribe whose...
Sex at the Torquay Seaside
The 1911 music hall song 'You can do a lot of things at the seaside that you can't do in...
Down the Treacle Mine
"‘Once upon a time there were three little sisters,’ the Dormouse began in a great hurry; ‘and they lived at...
From a Torquay Church to a Pittsburg Museum
This is the story of how two gigantic Torquay paintings ended up in a Pittsburg museum with the assistance of...
Torbay’s Lost Eden
For centuries folk wandering the Bay's beaches have been discovering unusual bones and stone tools; while, more recently, trawlers have...
Where Did Torquay’s Good Times Go?
So when and why did Torquay's 'Golden Age' come to an end? We begin with the nostalgia for the post-war...
Does Torquay have a Pier?
Paignton has a pier; Teignmouth has a pier. But does Torquay? If we define a pier as a structure that...
Carers Breaks in Torbay
Are you are an unpaid Carer in Torbay, and would you like to have a break from your caring role...
The Torquay Seaside Landlady
During the mid nineteenth century Torquay was beginning to lose its image of being a substitute inland spa, to becoming...
The Vanished Folk of Torbay
Around four thousand years ago the inhabitants of Torbay died out- and we don't know why.This near extinction took place...
The Wreck of The Wallace
On 2 January 1873, 'The Wallace', a ship from Boston, was taking a cargo of petroleum to Antwerp and returning...
W Grove and the Rise of the Machines
Little is known about Torquay author W Grove except that he was born Reginald Colebrooke Reade in 1853. He was...
Mary and Percy Shelley in Torquay
In November 1997 an English writer discovered a long-forgotten 200-year old book in a palazzo in Italy. To her delight,...
Robert Louis Stevenson in Torquay
One Thursday in April of 1866 a sick 16 year old man wrote a letter to his parents from his...
Seeking Sanctuary, a History of Refugees in Britain
Jane Marchese Robinson's book 'Seeking Sanctuary a History of Refugees in Britain' tells the story of people fleeing persecution and...
1938: The “menacing state of affairs”of the Newton Road Camper
What if you were a well-off family motoring to Torquay for a holiday in an expensive hotel, and your first...
The 2020 English Riviera Film Festival introduces ‘Torbay in the Movies’
The English Riviera Film Festival returns for its sixth year with a host of events and screenings online from the...
Sign up for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) focus groups in November
Have your say in the “How do we make BAME lives matter” review and a review into experiences of BAME...
What Next? Torbay
'What Next? Torbay' was formed in April 2020 out of the coronavirus crisis to bring together people working in arts,...
The Alphington Ponies in Torquay
In a recent article on Torquay fashion, in passing we mentioned the Alphington Ponies. There was some interest in the...
