History

Just before the outbreak of the Second World War the notorious occultist – and sometime Torquay resident – Aleister Crowley...

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...

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

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

The first thing to point out is that it doesn’t matter whether you think that ghosts are real or not...

"For every man and every woman there is that one great love. A love that touches the heart, fires the...

Anstey’s Cove is quiet, peaceful and beautiful, backed by limestone cliffs and a thickly wooded hillside. It seems to have...

The true mothers and fathers of Torbay were never the Georgian gentlefolk we are told about.Our real forebears were organised...

Between the communities of Torbay and the city of Exeter are the Haldon Hills. This ridge of high ground, the...

Many towns have an origin myth- a story that tells of how their community began.The origin myth of Torquay was...

Does your Torbay home have a name or a number, or perhaps both? These days all urban houses have a...

"Upward he shoots By the springs on his boots, Like an inverted angel. When things go black Appears Old Spring...

It's the oldest profession in the world and Torquay has always had its ‘Ladies of the Night’, prostitution often being...

It has just been announced that the TV mystic Derek Acorah has died aged 69. Derek found fame as a...

Beginning on Sunday 29th December at 9pm on BBC One is 'The Trial of Christine Keeler'.Starring Sophie Cookson, James Norton,...