The Monastery: Alfred and the church that rocked
“Upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it”. Matthew...
“Is that Walls Hill or are you just pleased to see me?” Babbacombe’s ‘Bees in Paradise’ (1944)
Those movies filmed in Torbay still keep coming. One reason for this is that location data bases often don’t include...
Torquay’s Cemetery: a necropolis for the people
As Torquay grew in size and density, the traditional burial grounds of St Saviour's and Upton became overused. And even...
A Morbid Interlude: Occult Torquay in the 1920s
All appeared well at the turn of the century with Torquay the centre of the British Empire at play. But...
Torquay’s Salvation Army Riots
“The majority in the world are sinners, and are quite against goodness, and I’m afraid it’s the same in...
An unnatural history of Torquay’s Ghosts
The first thing to point out is that it doesn’t matter whether you think that ghosts are real or not...
Torquay as a little bit of Italy
This is about Tuscan Torquay; and why we decided to build mock Italian church bell towers across our town. In...
‘A Summer Story’ (1988): beware of amorous London folk!
"For every man and every woman there is that one great love. A love that touches the heart, fires the...
The Devil at Torquay’s Devil’s Point
Anstey’s Cove is quiet, peaceful and beautiful, backed by limestone cliffs and a thickly wooded hillside. It seems to have...
The Smugglers of Torbay
The true mothers and fathers of Torbay were never the Georgian gentlefolk we are told about.Our real forebears were organised...
The realm of the South Devon Highwayman
Between the communities of Torbay and the city of Exeter are the Haldon Hills. This ridge of high ground, the...
Torquay’s Pet Cemeteries
Tucked away around the back of Torre Abbey is a pet cemetery. It's less Stephen King and more Secret Garden,...
Torquay Town Centre Pubs- The Definitive List (so far)
There was a claim that there were once 21 pubs between Torre and the Strand. So we asked Locals what...
Faith & Belief in Torbay: who we are
The 2021 Census has now issued its findings on Faith & Belief. This new data shows the extent of social...
‘Torquay: A Social History’ available from Artizan Gallery
‘Torquay: A Social History’ by local author Kevin Dixon is a 10,000 year journey. The book tells of how a...
Faith & Belief in Torbay: who we are
The 2021 Census have just released their findings on Faith & Belief across the UK. The number of Christians in...
‘Torquay: A Social History’ by local author Kevin Dixon is now available
'Torquay: A Social History' is a 10,000 year journey telling of how a collection of rural hamlets came together to...
The Royal Lyceum proudly presents ‘Our Torquay Townscape: History, People & Places’ A free Talk presented by Dr Kevin Dixon
Unleashed Theatre Company @ The Royal Lyceum proudly presents 'Our Torquay Townscape: History, People & Places' A free Talk presented...
‘The Hotel’: Just when we thought we were back to being sophisticated…
Sometimes you could just weep for the fine folk tasked with promoting the English Riviera as a modern, exciting and...
‘The Coroner’s’ South Devon Killing Fields
"You're not in London now!" Back in 1949 the romantic comedy drama 'Adam's Rib' starred Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracey...
