A quick warning: the following can be quite upsetting... Forget Jack the Ripper, baby farmers were the most prolific serial...

Near Abbey Crescent sits Torquay's surviving Old Toll House. It was constructed by the Torquay and Dartmouth Turnpike Trust in...

In 1803 the small villages that made up Torbay prepared to be invaded. Evacuation plans were drawn up and the...

“We are not going to have Babbacombe turned into a hooligan’s preserve!” On 4 February 1931 the Torquay Directory reported...

Back in early 1925 Torquay experienced a crime spree that shocked and bewildered the sedate seaside resort. Over a period...

During the latter years of the nineteenth century Torquay claimed to be the wealthiest town in all England. Our mythical...

 For decades tourist guides have been telling visitors that if the Nazis had occupied Britain, the Führer would have used...

 Back in 2004 the comedy ‘Churchill: The Hollywood Years’ was partly filmed in the Bay. The movie was directed by...

In July 1847 there was an "extraordinary case" of sexual assault which "greatly excited" the town of Teignmouth. In response...

'Torquay: A Social History’ by local author Kevin Dixon is a 10,000 year journey.The book tells of how a collection...

On the face of the vertical limestone cliff of Torquay's Rock Walk is a crack. This indicates a geological feature...

Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) was a remarkable man. He died on 18 January 1873 at his Torquay home Argyll Hall on...

It's fairly well known that Britain exported its criminals to Australia. What is less known is that over 52,000 British...

   In 1941 Torquay’s court records were pulped as part of the war effort. Fortunately, before they were destroyed some...

      “You know, they used to call us good time girls… well, we did have a good time, and...

Here's a trick question for your next pub quiz.We all know that dozens of movies have been made in Torquay,...

  “Upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it”. Matthew...

Those movies filmed in Torbay still keep coming. One reason for this is that location data bases often don’t include...

As Torquay grew in size and density, the traditional burial grounds of St Saviour's and Upton became overused. And even...

All appeared well at the turn of the century with Torquay the centre of the British Empire at play. But...