BYGONE TORQUAY
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The Strand Ca 1780
From a pencil sketch of the Strand Ca 1800
Print of Torquay Harbour looking towards the Strand Ca. 1830
Print looking from Tor Abbey Sands towards the harbour showing the New Road on the left and the Public baths in the distance on the right. Ca 1850
Shaws boatbuilding yard and Bath Saloon ca 1856
View of Lawrence Place on left, centre road was New Quay now known as Cary Parade, houses on right are Abbey Place with large house known as Waldon Castle on the top of the hill
Torquay Regatta 1864
The
Strand and inner harbour Ca 1865
Photo of Torquay Inner Harbour area, a very good view with plenty of detail. (original is reverse printed on glass) Ca 1890 (the road on the quay side at the far side of the harbour is Victoria Parade)
A Fine terrace in Belgrave Road, now all converted to Hotels.
A very early print looking towards the harbour and Warberry Hill, the large house on the left is Woodfield and still stands today although now surrounded by houses
Hesketh Crescent -A very elegant Victorian Crescent, today it is the Osborne Hotel, in the distance, to the right, is Kilmorie, sadly now replaced by flats but keeping the name.
Torquay
1850, looking from the area of Torquay Railway Station
Princess Pier and the British Navy fleet in Torbay. Date early 1900s, Princess Pier was opened in 1895
Torre Abbey Mansion- cows grazing on what is now Torre Abbey Meadow
Abbey Crescent, card dated on rear in pencil April 4th – May 2nd 1907
Torquay Tram no 30 on Torbay Road outside of what was Abbey Crescent, later the Palm Court Hotel. Circa 1912
The Palm Court Hotel ca 1930s
Torquay inner harbour, Vane Hill and Strand on the left. Ca 1900
Cary Parade, with St John’s Church top centre- I wish it looked like this today Circa 1920
Torbay
Road near to Torquay Station and the Grand Hotel, a lovely study of
life around 1911, it has everything- a tram, a pram, a bicycle, a
hand cart
An
unusual panoramic folded postcard posted 5th August 1908,
showing from left to right
Princess
gardens, Torbay Hotel, Waldon Hill, in foreground - Vaughan Parade,
Strand, middle right- The Terrace, and St Johns Church. The road
leading up to the right is Fleet Street.
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