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Booze Britain 2 Binge Nation - Torquay episode Part 1/3
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Booze Britain 2 Binge Nation - Torquay episode Part 1/3.
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Torquay and Cockington - The English Riviera, South Devon
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Torquay and Cockington are two of the English Riviera's premier destinations, offering visitors a vast array of activities throughout Torquay, South Devon. A...
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Destination Torquay
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A fake tourism video about Torquay. Presented by Moses Barrington. created by Mike Hutcherson & Sam Walker. follow me on twitter http://twitter.com/MikeHutch...
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Torbados
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www.noddleit.com presents Torbados, a parody of Alicia Keys New York State of mind, telling the story of Seaside life in the UK. Grew up in a town that was f...
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The Fireballs - Torquay
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Torquay Holiday Video (1989)
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Torquay Holiday Guide 1989.
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Video of Torquay Station including a class FGW 143 DMU and departure onboard on it northbound (towards Torre and Exeter).
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Torquay and Torbay - The English Riviera
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Torquay is a seaside town in the unitary authority area of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. This show has a beautiful musical arrangement by '...
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Driving Out Of  Paignton Torquay Devon On The M4 + M5 and M25
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Torquay - English Riviera. Agatha Christie mile. Dame Agatha Christie the Queen of Crime was born in Torquay in 1890, she died in 1976.
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Sprachreise Torquay, England | Kaplan International Colleges
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Amaia und Thomas erzählen von der Kaplan Sprachschule in Torquay, den Betreuern, Freizeitaktivitäten, Essen und Studenten.Mehr Informationen zu Sprachreisen ...
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Booze Britain 2 Binge Nation - Torquay episode Part 1/3.
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Booze Britain 2 Binge Na­tion - Torquay episode Part 1/3
Booze Britain 2 Binge Na­tion - Torquay episode Part 1/3....
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Torquay and Cock­ing­ton - The En­glish Riv­iera, South Devon
Torquay and Cock­ing­ton are two of the En­glish Riv­iera's pre­mier des­ti­na­tions, of­fer­ing vis...
pub­lished: 13 Nov 2011
9:58
Des­ti­na­tion Torquay
A fake tourism video about Torquay. Pre­sent­ed by Moses Bar­ring­ton. cre­at­ed by Mike Hutch­er...
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Tor­ba­dos
www.​noddleit.​com pre­sents Tor­ba­dos, a par­o­dy of Ali­cia Keys New York State of mind, tellin...
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au­thor: nod­dleit
1:58
The Fire­balls - Torquay
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pub­lished: 27 Sep 2008
4:23
TORQUAY DAY & NIGHT
Drive along torquay seafront....
pub­lished: 07 Nov 2010
au­thor: Ben Goldring
10:00
Torquay Hol­i­day Video (1989)
Torquay Hol­i­day Guide 1989....
pub­lished: 13 Jan 2010
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4:53
Torquay Sta­tion
Video of Torquay Sta­tion in­clud­ing a class FGW 143 DMU and de­par­ture on­board on it north­bo...
pub­lished: 02 Jul 2012
au­thor: g4shf
1:57
The Fire­balls, Torquay, 1959
Top Rank RA-2008 K9OW-6688....
pub­lished: 06 Nov 2009
6:54
Torquay and Tor­bay - The En­glish Riv­iera
Torquay is a sea­side town in the uni­tary au­thor­i­ty area of Tor­bay and cer­e­mo­ni­al coun­ty of...
pub­lished: 01 Jan 2013
au­thor: Ray Woods
12:39
Driv­ing Out Of Paign­ton Torquay Devon On The M4 + M5 and M25
May 2012 Driv­ing Out Of Paign­ton Torquay Devon On The M4 + M5 and M25 Lon­don....
pub­lished: 11 Sep 2012
4:00
EF Torquay Flash­mob
EF Torquay Flash­mob filmed at Torquay Har­bour on 5/7/12....
pub­lished: 09 Jul 2012
2:57
Torquay - Devon - UK
Torquay - En­glish Riv­iera. Agatha Christie mile. Dame Agatha Christie the Queen of Crime w...
pub­lished: 25 Sep 2008
au­thor: zwaan­ti­jn
3:24
Sprachreise Torquay, Eng­land | Ka­plan In­ter­na­tion­al Col­leges
Amaia und Thomas erzählen von der Ka­plan Sprach­schule in Torquay, den Be­treuern, Freizei­ta...
pub­lished: 06 Jul 2011
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Per­ilous dive by child in Torquay pre­war
A pre­war Pathé short shows a dive from a 69 feet Sad­dle Rock in Great Britains bathing res...
pub­lished: 06 Nov 2012
au­thor: Michael­Rogge
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Palm Court Hotel Fire Torquay Mojo Bar 18/12/10
Check below (in this de­scrip­tion) for more links to videos and news of this fire. I saw th...
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au­thor: tor­bay­watch
1:53
Torquay Unit­ed v Ex­eter City
For the first time in 10 years, the Gulls play their local Devon ri­vals Ex­eter City in the...
pub­lished: 16 Jan 2013
8:03
TYLER HAR­VEY vs Torquay Unit­ed! Ply­mouth Ar­gyle vs Torquay
TYLER HAR­VEY vs Torquay Unit­ed Ply­mouth Ar­gyle vs Torquay. forza­home­park30 videos. Sub­scri...
pub­lished: 26 Dec 2012
photo: AP / Vahid Salemi
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, shakes hands with the president of the Presidium of North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly Kim Yong-nam, during an official welcoming ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012.
Wall Street Journal
09 Mar 2013
By JAY SOLOMON. WASHINGTON—Obama administration officials are raising alarms about a scientific-cooperation pact between North Korea and Iran that officials said could advance the nuclear and missile programs of both countries. The agreement, reached in September, bears a close resemblance to one North Korea signed with Syria in 2002, U.S ... nuclear watchdog agency. Enlarge Image. Close. The U.S ... officials said ... and U.N. officials ... Mr ... U.S ... U.S....(size: 4.9Kb)
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Filipino Sultan Jamalul Kiram III arranges his glasses inside his residence in Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines on Thursday, March 7, 2013.
The Star
07 Mar 2013
LAHAD DATU. Malaysia has given an ultimatum to the remnants of the Sulu armed group. “Lay down your arms or be eliminated.'' ... “These operations will continue for as long as it takes,” the Prime Minister said at a press conference after getting a closer look at the offensive against the Sulu gunmen, which entered its third day yesterday ... “This should not arise at all ... ....(size: 2.5Kb)
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A North Korean soldier takes picture of the southern side of the cross-border village of Panmunjom Tuesday, July 27, 2010.
Joy Online
08 Mar 2013
North Korea says it is scrapping all non-aggression pacts with South Korea, closing its hotline with Seoul and shutting their shared border point. The announcement follows a fresh round of UN sanctions punishing Pyongyang for its nuclear test last month. Earlier, Pyongyang said it reserved the right to a pre-emptive nuclear strike against its "aggressors" ... 'Extreme rhetoric' ... ....(size: 4.6Kb)
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Filipino Muslims are joined by other protesters as they shout slogans during a rally near the Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines Wednesday, March 6, 2013, to protest the military assault by Malaysian forces on nearly 200 Filipinos occupying a Borneo coastal village.
The Guardian
07 Mar 2013
The conflict has wreaked political havoc for both Malaysia and the neighboring Philippines ... Ismail said at least 52 Filipinos have now been killed in the past week since hostilities in the Sabah security crisis escalated ... World news....(size: 1.3Kb)
photo: AP / David Guttenfelder
North Korean soldiers stands in front of the country's Unha-3 rocket, slated for liftoff between April 12-16, at Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea on Sunday April 8, 2012.
The Inquisitr
07 Mar 2013
Posted. March 7, 2013. North Korea threatened a preemptive nuclear attack against the United States ahead of an upcoming vote on additional UN sanctions against Pyongyang. The country also accused the United States of performing military drills in South Korea as a launching pad for nuclear war. North Korea adds that it plans to scrap the armistice that ended Korean War hostilities ... The statement read. ... Category. Asia. Tags ... Posted ... ....(size: 2.5Kb)



Sky Sports
09 Mar 2013
Oxford boss Chris Wilder believes his side showed their character as they bounced back with a 3-1 win over Torquay. James Constable, back in the starting line-up, fired home his 12th goal of the season, after he outmuscled Torquay defender Aaron Downes before rounding goalkeeper Michael Poke in the 50th minute....(size: 1.5Kb)
Sporting Life
09 Mar 2013
Gillingham moved five points clear at the top of npower League Two with a 2-1 win over bottom side Plymouth ... Torquay slipped closer to the relegation zone as they went down 3-1 at home to Oxford ... Aaron Downes gave Torquay hope but Simon Heslop's late strike sealed the win. Accrington could not take advantage of Torquay's defeat as goals from Chris Hackett and Roy O'Donovan saw them beaten 2-0 at fourth-placed Northampton ... ....(size: 3.0Kb)
Sporting Life
09 Mar 2013
Gillingham moved five points clear at the top of npower League Two with a 2-1 win over bottom side Plymouth ... Torquay slipped closer to the relegation zone as they went down 3-1 at home to Oxford ... Aaron Downes gave Torquay hope but Simon Heslop's late strike sealed the win. Accrington could not take advantage of Torquay's defeat as goals from Chris Hackett and Roy O'Donovan saw them beaten 2-0 at fourth-placed Northampton ... ....(size: 3.0Kb)
Sky Sports
09 Mar 2013
Alan Knill was upset with the goals his Torquay side conceded as they slipped into the League Two relegation zone after defeat to Oxford ... Some of their defending in the second was worrying as the visitors ran out 3-1 winners ... Share. ....(size: 1.2Kb)
The Examiner
09 Mar 2013
Meteorological events that happened on March 9th.. 1891. On this date through the 13th, a blizzard struck southern England and Wales with gale force winds. 220 people were killed; 65 ships foundered in the English Channel and 6,000 sheep perished. Countless trees were uprooted and trains buried. Up to a foot of snow and snowdrifts of 11.5 feet were reported at Dulwich, London, Torquay, Sidmouth and Dartmouth. 1911 ... 1922 ... 1936 ... 1943 ... 1956 ... 1957....(size: 10.0Kb)
Orange News
08 Mar 2013
Team news for Saturday's League Two clash between Torquay and Oxford United at Plainmoor ... The 27-year-old limped off with the injury in Torquay's 1-0 defeat to Port Vale last week ... Torquay are without a win since January and sit two points above the League Two relegation zone. Oxford manager Chris Wilder looks set to ring the changes ... ....(size: 1.7Kb)
Canberra Times
08 Mar 2013
He said he hadn't really thought about it, but then recalled a story he heard the day of his father's massive funeral at the Torquay Football Oval ... Boak senior played 230 games for Torquay and his son's favourite personal on-field memory is not one relating to his 108 senior AFL games or two Port shared best and fairests....(size: 9.5Kb)
IMDb
08 Mar 2013
Shot around Torquay, Victoria, Blinder is the story of a disgraced ex-footballer Tom Dunn (Oliver Ackland) who after a ten year stint away from home returns to ......(size: 0.8Kb)
Orange News
08 Mar 2013
Accrington captain Luke Joyce believes there are more spectacular strikes to come from Lee Molyneux. The 24-year-old earned a starting berth for last weekend's goalless draw with Torquay in League Two after he came off the bench and netted a pair of spectacular long-range strikes to help sink Rochdale 3-0 ... He added ... ....(size: 1.4Kb)
noodls
08 Mar 2013
The former Manchester United winger stepped into the spotlight to talk about his rise from cleaning boots as a Torquay United trainee to taking on and beating Barcelona in the 1991 European Cup Winners' Cup final - his ......(size: 1.2Kb)
Belfast Telegraph
08 Mar 2013
"Saturday is going to be a transition day," he said. "Rain and sleet will affect many areas, turning into snow on northern hills.". It will be a mixed day for different parts of the UK however, with temperatures across most regions being between 3C and 6C, but getting to as high as 15C in parts of south west England, with Torquay likely to be the warmest place ... ....(size: 1.8Kb)
Orange News
08 Mar 2013
Team news for Saturday's League Two clash between Rochdale and Wycombe Wanderers at the Spotland Stadium. Rochdale manager Keith Hill has no new injury worries ... The 25-year-old received a kick on his ankle in their 2-1 win at Torquay and tests revealed he sprained ligaments ... ....(size: 1.6Kb)
York Press
08 Mar 2013
York City forward David McDaid, leaping with Bradford City ’keeper Jon McLaughlin last weekend, is one of a handful of players contracted to the club for next season ... But the York-born teenager will be unable to return before Thursday, March 21 when his 28-day loan at Wetherby Road expires, meaning the away match with Torquay two days later will represent the first time he could be involved under the new manager. Worthington added ... ....(size: 2.0Kb)

Coordinates: 50°28′45″N 3°31′50″W / 50.4792°N 3.5305°W / 50.4792; -3.5305

Torquay
Torquay.devon.750pix.jpg
Part of the Torquay seafront at high tide
Torquay is located in Devon
Torquay

 Torquay shown within Devon
Population 63,998 (2001)
OS grid reference SX915655
Unitary authority Torbay
Ceremonial county Devon
Region South West
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town TORQUAY
Postcode district TQ1
TQ2
Dialling code 01803
Police Devon and Cornwall
Fire Devon and Somerset
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament Torbay
List of places: UK • England • Devon

Torquay (play /tɔrˈk/) is a town in the unitary authority area of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. It lies 22 miles (35 km) south of Exeter along the A380 on the north of Torbay, 38 miles (61 km) north-east of Plymouth and adjoins the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay. Torquay’s population of 63,998 during the 2001 UK Census made it the third largest settlement in Devon.[1] If the Torbay area, of which Torquay forms a third, were to be recognised as a city, it would rank as the 45th largest city in the United Kingdom with a population only slightly less than that of Brighton, which was granted city status in 2000. During the peak summer season the resort's population swells to around 200,000.[2]

The town's economy was initially based upon fishing and agriculture as in the case of Brixham across Torbay, but in the early 19th century the town began to develop into a fashionable seaside resort, initially frequented by members of the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars while the Royal Navy anchored in the bay and later by the crème de la crème of Victorian society as the town's fame spread. Renowned for its healthful climate, the town earned the nickname of the English Riviera and favourable comparisons to Montpellier.

Torquay was the home of the writer Agatha Christie, who lived most of her life there. The town contains an "Agatha Christie Mile", a tour with plaques, dedicated to her life and work.[3]

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Etymology[link]

Torquay's name originates in its being the quay of the ancient village of Torre. In turn, Torre takes its name from the tor, the extensively quarried remains of which can be seen by the town's Tor Hill Road.[4]

History[link]

The area comprising modern Torquay has been inhabited since paleolithic times. Hand axes found in Kents Cavern date to, and a maxilla fragment known as Kents Cavern 4 may be the oldest example of a modern human in Europe, dating back to 37,000–40,000 years ago.[5][6]

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Torquay, 1811

Roman soldiers are known to have visited Torquay during the period when Britain was a part of the Roman Empire, leaving offerings at a curious rock formation in Kent's Cavern, known as "The Face". No evidence has been found of Roman settlement in the town.

The first major building in Torquay was Torre Abbey, a Premonstratensian monastery founded in 1196.[7][8] Torquay remained a minor settlement until the Napoleonic wars, when Torbay was used as a sheltered anchorage by the Channel Fleet, and relatives of officers often visited Torquay. The mild climate attracted many visitors who considered the town a convalescence retreat where they could recover from illness away from the cold winters of more northerly or easterly locations. The population of Torquay grew rapidly from 838 in 1801, to 11,474 in 1851.

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Torquay, 1842

The second phase in the expansion of Torquay began when Torre railway station was opened on 18 December 1848. The improved transport connections resulted in rapid growth at the expense of nearby towns not on Isambard Kingdom Brunel's railways. The more central Torquay railway station was opened on 2 August 1859. After the growth of the preceding decades, Torquay was granted borough status in 1872. Previously regarded as a convalescence retreat, Torquay began to encourage healthy visitors, and 1902 saw the first advertising campaign to market Torquay to summer tourists.

Torquay Tramways operated electric street trams from 1907. They were initially powered by the unusual Dolter stud-contact electrification so as not to disfigure the town with overhead wires, but in 1911 was converted to more conventional overhead-line supply. The line was extended into Paignton in 1911 but the network was closed in 1934.[9]

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution's Torquay Lifeboat Station was at the Ladies Bathing Cove from 1876 until 1923. A second lifeboat was kept at the harbour from 1917 until 1928.[10] Torquay was regarded as a "Spa Town" after the Marine Spa was built on Beacon Hill near the harbour. Originally called the "Bath Saloons complex", it had an open air tide filled swimming bath. The four stone arches exist to this day. The complex was opened in 1853 after Beacon Hill headland was dynamited to make space for it. Charles Dickens was said to have made readings there. In the 1900s a ballroom and a new sea water filled swimming pool were built. The Marine Spa, provided various therapies such as seaweed baths, needle, doche showers, hot and cold water baths and electric shock treatment. Bands such as Ivy Benson and Ted Heath played at Marine Spa ballroom.

During World War I, military hospitals were sited in Torquay – many survivors from the Battle of Gallipoli recuperated in the town – and it was used as a troop staging area. In September 1915 King George V and Queen Mary visited. After the war the Great Western Railway launched an advertising campaign to attract tourists, and this helped the town grow to a major south coast resort.

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The Strand, 1900

During World War II Torquay was regarded as safer than the towns of South East England, and played host to evacuees from the London] area, the town did however suffer minor bomb damage during the war, mainly from planes dumping excess loads after participating in the Plymouth Blitz. The last air raid on Torquay took place on 29 May 1944 shortly before the D-Day landings in June and in the months leading up to D-Day thousands of US Army personnel arrived with the 3204th Quartermaster Service Company billeted in Chelston and Cockington. During Operation Overlord more than 23,000 men of the American 4th Infantry Division departed Torquay for Utah Beach.

The water sport events of the 1948 Summer Olympics were held in Torquay, and the Olympic flame brought from London to Torre Abbey Gardens.[11] Although it will not host any Olympic events for the 2012 Summer Olympics, with the sailing taking place in Weymouth, Torbay is looking to host teams as a preparation camp.

After World War II several private high-rise apartment blocks were constructed above the rock walk and harbour, giving the area a Monte Carlo feel. In 1971, after a tragedy, the Marine Spa was demolished to make way for the ill-fated Coral Island leisure complex. This was characterised by its concrete arches on its uppermost floor and sunbathing decks like those of a cruise liner. The site featured a hexagonal outdoor plunge pool, surrounded by sunbathing terraces leading down to Beacon Cove beach. Inside the building were several lounges, a restaurant and a nightclub within the arches of the ancient swimming bath. All levels were served by a hydraulic passenger lift. Coral Island opened in 1977 and closed in 1988. The complex was demolished in 1997, 20 years after its construction. The site remained derelict until 2002 when the Living Coasts Penguin park was built there.

In the late 1980s Fleet Street was rebuilt as the Fleetwalk shopping mall, which has street level shops and an upper level shopping deck. The long curved building, which follows the street, is magnolia coloured and in mock Victorian style. In the late 1990s and early 2000s new pubs and night clubs opened around the harbour, leading to an increase in binge drinking,[12] however in recent years a better police presence and responsible drinks promotions have improved the situation.[13] Since World War II, the nature of tourism in the United Kingdom has changed significantly. Increasing wealth has meant that holidays abroad are now commonplace, and coastal towns are now more popular for short stays as part of a touring holiday. Recently[when?] Torquay has seen an increase in foreign visitors, and is a major destination for foreign exchange students.

Governance[link]

Torbay Constituency

Torquay is part of Torbay, an administrative area, created in 1968 as a Borough, from the amalgamation of the Boroughs of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham. Historically part of the county of Devon, Torbay was made a unitary authority on 1 April 1998 making it responsible for its own affairs. For local elections the district is divided into 11 wards, 7 of them in Torquay.

Torbay Council is headed by Mayor Gordon Oliver (Conservative). Mayor Oliver is the 2nd directly elected Mayor, with the first being Mayor Nick Bye who served from Nov 2005 till May 2011.

Torquay (along with part of Paignton) is in the Torbay parliamentary constituency, created in 1974; previous to that, it was in its own eponymous constituency. The constituency elects one Member of Parliament, since 1997 Adrian Sanders of the Liberal Democrats. Torquay, the rest of South West England, and Gibraltar are in the South West England constituency of the European Parliament.

Geography[link]

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The various regions that make up the town of Torquay and their approximate extent
Aerial view of Torquay Harbour

Torquay is situated on the southwestern coast of England, forming one third of Torbay, on the western side of the bay. It has a mild microclimate, receiving among the longest hours of sunlight per day in the south west of the United Kingdom, with winters that tend to be mild and wet with above average temperatures. The record low temperature of -8.9C was recorded in 1940 and again in 1947.[citation needed]

The town is made up of a number of small settlements that amalgamated into the town of Torquay. The town's historic core consists of Tormohun, Wellswood, The Warberries, Upton and Ellacombe and is based upon what was once the holdings of the Palk family. In 1900 Chelston and Livermead, part of the Cockington estate owned by the Mallocks, were annexed by the town and this was followed by the absorption of the former borough of St Marychurch. In this period St Marychurch covered Plainmoor, Watcombe and Babbacombe. In 1928 the Mallocks' last holdings in Cockington were integrated into the town borders. Torquay expanded throughout the century leading to the development of Shiphay, Hele Village, Barton and since the 1990s, The Willows, giving the town its current layout.

Wellswood and the Lincombes were built up by wealthy Victorians who, influenced by their travels around the Mediterranean, built large villas with Italianate features and towers. There are many pine trees, Bay bushes and trees (Laurus nobilis), various palm tree species and Phormiums. Cabbage trees or "Torbay Palms" are a notable feature of the area; the trees were introduced into the area from New Zealand in 1820 and since then have flourished. There are currently thousands throughout the town and they contribute significantly to the Mediterranean feel that the town has. The soil type is alkaline, well drained and gritty, which is ideal for Mediterranean plants and herbs.

The main beaches of Torquay are Maidencombe, Watcombe, Oddicombe Beach, Babbacombe Beach, Anstey's Cove, Redgate, Meadfoot Beach, Torre Abbey Sands, Corbyn Sands and Institute Beach. The high standards of water quality and beach facilities mean that many carry awards, including three European Blue Flags – more than any other resort in the UK.[citation needed]

The town is the terminus of the Sticklepath Fault line, which runs through the rocks of Devon from Barnstaple Bay to Torquay resulting in infrequent mild earthquakes, the last of which were felt in the 1990s. The fault line emerges in the cliff face which forms part of Rock Walk before going out into the bay. On the Rock Walk side is Devonian limestone on which Warren Road and Fleet Street stand. The other side of the fault line which runs down Belgrave Road is the red sandstone on which Torre Abbey stands, the fault can reach widths up to 500 metres in places.[citation needed]

Transport[link]

Torquay Railway Station
Transport in Torquay - the railway (black, with Torre and Torquay stations marked), A380 (green), A3022 and A379 (red), and B3199 (yellow)

Torquay has two railway stations. Torquay railway station is situated near the sea, close to Torre Abbey Sands. Torre railway station is situated a little inland adjacent to the road leading to Newton Abbot. Not all trains stop at Torre.

Torquay is connected to the UK motorway network by the A380, which traces the outskirts of the town as Hellevoetsluis Way and Hamelin Way, leading to the A38 and the M5 at Exeter. The A3022 branches from the A380, leading into Torquay as Riviera Way, to the seafront as Newton Road and then Avenue Road, and then on to Paignton as Torbay Road. The A379 runs past the harbour to Babbacombe and St Marychurch, and then north along the coast to Teignmouth. Two bus routes operated by Stagecoach Devon pass through Torquay – the "Bayline" number 12 service between Newton Abbot and Brixham, and the X46 service between Exeter and Paignton – while other routes operate within the town.[14]

Religion[link]

Central Church, Torquay

For a summary of the 2001 census results on religion, see below, Demographics

Torquay has about 60 churches[15] from a wide variety of Christian denominations. The largest congregations are those of St Matthias (Anglican) and Upton Vale Baptist church.[citation needed] Central Church (United Reformed Church) has a notable pierced screen wall facade. St Matthias's Church, Wellswood, was built as a chapel-of-ease to St Mark's, Torwood, in the 1850s and became a parish church in 1880. In the 1970s the churches of St Mark and Holy Trinity were closed and in 1979 the vicar of St Matthias's became Rector of the parish of St Matthias, St Mark and Holy Trinity.[16]

St Saviour's Church and St Michael's Chapel are medieval church buildings, now Anglican. St Saviour's originally had no aisles but a north aisle was added in the 14th century. The tower is at the west end and early medieval in date. Over restoration was carried out both on the exterior and interior in 1849. The monuments include one in early Tudor style to Thomas Cary (d. 1567) and another to Thomas Ridgeway (d. 1604) which includes an alabaster effigy. The Chapel of St Michael is only 36 by 15 ft and its floor is the uneven surface of the rock on which it stands. The roof has a barrel vault and the windows are small. The 19th-century Anglican churches of Torquay include All Saints, Bamfylde Road (1884-90, architect John Loughborough Pearson), St John's, Montpelier Terrace (1861-71, architect George Edmund Street), St Luke's (1863, architect Sir Arthur Blomfield), St Mark's, St Mark's Road (1856-57, architect Anthony Salvin), St Mary Magdalene, Union Street (1846, architect Anthony Salvin), and St Michael, Pimlico (1877, architect Pritchard).[17]

There is also an Islamic Centre and mosque.[18] A United Hebrew Congregation synagogue was closed in 2000 and the congregation dissolved.[19]

Demographics[link]

The 2001 census confirmed Torquay's reputation as a retirement town, with 26% of the population of 63,998 over sixty years old, compared to a figure of 21% for England as a whole. Those under twenty years old accounted for 23% of the population, compared to a figure of 25% for the whole of England.[20]

The following statistics are for the whole of Torbay, including Paignton and Brixham.

Marital status Number of people
Single (never married) 26,880
Married or re-married 53,327
Separated or divorced 14,273
Widowed 11,905
Religion Number of people
Christian 98,820
Buddhist 196
Hindu 66
Jewish 159
Muslim 341
Sikh 50
Other 476
No religion 19,345
Religion not stated 10,253

Economy[link]

Unemployment in Torquay is high at 6.8% – this compares with 3.9% for Devon, and 5.0% for England as a whole.[21]

Many locals were employed in the Pontins holiday centre before it was sold off.

Torquay is also the home of Beverage Brands, the owners of the popular and controversial alcoholic brand, WKD, and was the home of Suttons Seeds until it relocated to the neighbouring town of Paignton in 1998.

Tourism[link]

Torquay Pavilion, with St John's Church in the background
Strand at evening
Torquay Harbour

Torquay has numerous tourist attractions, including Kents Cavern, Britain's most important Stone Age site, which was home to early man for some 700,000 years. The floor is composed of several strata, with remains indicating the prehistoric coexistence there of humans and now-extinct animals. The Rev. J. McEnery explored the cave between 1825 and 1829 and put forth the coexistence theory. The cave was extensively explored from 1865 to 1880 by William Pengelly, who found evidence to support McEnery's hypothesis. The caves have attracted many famous people, among them Agatha Christie,[22] Beatrix Potter, King George V and Haile Selassie who was so impressed with his visit that he gave his guide, Leslie Powe a gold sovereign. On the seafront is the beautiful Victorian Pavilion pictured above. The adjacent "Friends Fountain" complements the Victorian architecture. Both sit idyllically between the Rock Walk and the Marina.


Living Coasts, another popular attraction, is built on Beacon Quay, which has existed since 1680. In 1857 the Bath's Saloons complex was built on the promontory overlooking Beacon Cove. This included a ballroom, concert hall and sunlit conservatory and private bathing facilities with, underneath, a large public swimming bath open to the sea. The stone arches of this public bath can still be seen today and have been incorporated into the shop at Living Coasts. Development of the site as a marine animal exhibit was first proposed in the early part of 1999 in response to a call from Torbay Council for submissions from interested parties. The project, developed by Kay Elliott architects, included an exhibit to house marine birds, rather than fish, due to the need to avoid duplicating the exhibits at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth. The project was subsequently taken on by Paignton Zoo Environmental Park and named Living Coasts.

Other attractions are the Babbacombe Model Village, which opened in 1963; the Babbacombe Theatre which opened in 1939; the Princess Theatre and a large tethered balloon offering aerial views of the town.[23]

Culture[link]

Arts[link]

File:Banksy Torquay robot crop.jpg
Painting on the wall of the Grosvenor Hotel, said to be the work of Banksy.

In the early years of British cinema, Torquay was home to two production companies, Cairns Torquay Films[24] and Torquay And Paignton Photoplay Productions,[25] who in 1920 produced a total of three films between them. Recently, Devon Films, based in Torquay, has established itself as the Bay's latest film production company. The company financed and produced Stepdad in 2007, starring Ricky Tomlinson and Chris Bisson among others; it was entered into the Cannes Film Festival. A new film Snappers set in Torquay itself and shot on location, starred Caroline Quentin,[26] Bruce Jones and other prominent British television actors, is in pre-production and is due to be released in March 2009.[27]

The Torquay Natural History Society was founded in 1844, and in 1845 opened Torquay Museum, the oldest museum in Devon.[28] In addition to artifacts from Kents Cavern, other local archaeology, information about Agatha Christie, and a replica old farmhouse interior, the museum has galleries dedicated to such diverse topics as ancient Egypt and world jewellery.[29]

The Princess Theatre, which is by the side of the harbour, is owned by Torbay Council and operated by ATG (Ambassador Theatre Group) - Previously owned by Live Nation Theatres, but in 2009, Live Nation Theatres sold their theatres onto ATG for 100 Million Pounds. It is Torquay's largest theatre with approximately 1,500 seats and plays host to touring independent production companies. The Princess Theatre also holds weddings, and other functions, to include parties, and large seminars.[30] TOADS Theatre Company operates the Little Theatre in Meadfoot in the converted St Mark's Church, hosting both the company's own productions and those of visiting societies.[31] Babbacombe Theatre is located on Babbacombe Downs and describes itself as having the longest running summer season in the country, which lasts nine months.[32]

Torbay Council, along with other local bodies, operates Creative Torbay, a website for local artists to promote their work.[citation needed]

Media[link]

Torquay has two commercial local radio stations: Heart Devon, which broadcasts from studios in Exeter, and Palm 105.5, which has its studios in Lymington Road in Torquay. Heart Devon is owned by Global Radio, while Palm 105.5 is owned by the London Media Company.

Torquay is also home to non-profit community radio station Riviera FM which has just completed its second RSL and is in the process of applying for a licence from Ofcom

BBC Radio Devon is the radio station covering the whole of Devon including Torbay. Torquay is part of the ITV South West region, which broadcasts local news and some local documentaries. BBC Spotlight provides BBC news. Both TV stations cover the whole of Devon and Cornwall.

The town's local newspaper is called the Herald Express and has been published since 1925 after a merger of two papers. Its catchment area includes towns outside the Bay itself including Newton Abbot and Dartmouth, and there is also a weekly free newspaper known as The Weekender. Former newspapers include the Torquay and Tor General Advertisor and Director, founded in 1839, which in 1853 became The Torquay Directory and South Devon Journal until 1949, finally becoming The South Devon Journal, which closed in 1973.[33]

Sport[link]

Torquay has a long history of holding sailing events and regattas due to the favourable easterly facing nature of the bay and its popularity in the 19th and 20th centuries; this tradition reached its height in 1948 when the water sport events of the 1948 Summer Olympics were held in Torquay, with the Olympic flame being transferred from London to Torre Abbey Gardens to reside throughout the event.[11] Outside of naval events, Torquay is represented in the Football League by Torquay United F.C.. The team plays their home matches at Plainmoor and have never progressed beyond the third tier of the English leagues. Torquay United were promoted from the Conference National after winning the play-off final at Wembley in June 2009. Two years earlier in 2007 they were relegated from the Football League after 80 years of membership and spent two years playing in the Conference National; this downfall came just three years after promotion from the league's basement division and ultimately led to a change in ownership of the club to a consortium of local businessmen and fans. Notable former managers of the club include Frank O'Farrell who'd later go on to manage Leicester City and Manchester United, David Webb, Cyril Knowles, Neil Warnock and Roy McFarland. Notable former players include Lee Sharpe, Neville Southall, Garry Nelson and Eddie Kelly. The club won a Wembley final in 1991, defeating Blackpool on penalties in the Fourth Division play-off final to win promotion to the Third Division. In doing so, they became the first Football League team to win promotion on penalties.

The town also houses three major football teams from the local non-league scene, including Hele Rovers, Kingskerswell & Chelston and Upton Athletic, all of whom compete in the South Devon League.

Torquay is represented in the sport of rugby union by Torquay Athletic Rugby Football Club, who compete in the South West Division Two rugby league, which is five leagues below the Guinness Premiership. Rugby league team Devon Sharks are based in Torquay. They play in the South West Division of the Rugby League Conference.

For athletics Torre Valley North sports field is the summer training base for Torbay Athletic club and Torbay Triathlon Club. Torre Valley North has a 400m grass running track in summer, it also provides a long jump pit and concrete shot put circle, with a pavilion. A variety of track and field sports take place at Torre Valley North including hurdles and high jump. In winter months the Torbay Athletic and Torbay Triathlon club uses the English Riviera Centre. The club organises the annual Torbay Half Marathon which starts in Paignton and the Torbay 10K road race from Torquay to Paignton.

Torquay also hosted the World Snooker European Open 2003 at the Palace Hotel, which was won by Ronnie O'Sullivan, In the same year, the Palace Hotel also hosted the World Snooker Championship Qualifiers. Recently the resort has become popular among the powerboating community and has held various national championships in various classes over the past few years.

Social issues[link]

Politics[link]

Torquay, as one of the three main towns of Torbay, is run by Torbay Council which has its town hall at the top of the Torquay high street. Currently the Liberal Democrats are the party in power, with the Conservative Party in second place and Independent candidates, a very distant third.[34]

From 1974 when it was created until 1997 Torbay constituency was a safe Tory seat, but Liberal Democrat Adrian Sanders overturned spy writer Rupert Allason's majority by just 12 votes in 1997, widened to 6,708 in 2001.

During the 2005 general election, Conservative leader Michael Howard visited the town. However, Sanders retained the seat with 40.8% of the votes (19,317, down from 23,012 in 2001). A swing of 9.7% away from the Liberal Democrats was split between the Conservatives (with a 4.9% swing), Labour - who gained a substantial increase in their vote as support for Lib Dems in 1997 and 2001 moved back and the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), whose candidate Graham Booth improved on his deposit-losing 2001 performance with a 4.7% increase in his vote.

In 2005, a referendum was held to appoint Torbay's first elected Mayor. In the ensuing election in October 2005, the winning candidate was a former Liberal Parliamentary Candidate, Nicholas Bye, who won the election as a Conservative.

In 2011 Gordon Oliver was elected as Torbays' new Mayor beating the existing Mayor Nicholas Bye. Mr Oliver finished with 12,716 votes and Mr Bye 9,631 after the two made it to the second and final round of counting.

Education[link]

See also: List of schools in Torbay

Torquay has a number of primary schools, including St Margarets Primary School in St. Marychurch which has around 329 pupils and is situated on a large site of over 1800 square metres which was formerly a farm.[35]

There are five main secondary schools in the town. One is Torquay Community College, previously known as Audley Park. This school has had its troubles in the past but since 2001 has come out of Ofsted special measures. The school has recently had a £26million pound rebuild and in December 2010 when reassessed by Ofsted it was told that it had become "A good and improving school". The other mainstream secondary school in Torquay is Westlands School a Mathematics and Computing College, a combined secondary college and sixth form that takes students of all variations and in 2002 moved to a new building. Torquay's other two state secondary schools are more selective. They are Torquay Boys' Grammar School and Torquay Grammar School for Girls which are available only to those that pass the Eleven plus exam and the schools' own standardised test. There are also a number of private schools in the area including Stoodley Knowle School and the Abbey School.

For further education, students can either go to one of the sixth forms at the previous mentioned Westlands, St Cuthbert's Mayne or Grammar schools, or they can go to South Devon College which is based in Long Road in Paignton on a new campus that fully opened in January 2006.

The closest university is the University of Exeter, approximately 22 miles to the north of Torquay, with the University of Plymouth some 33 miles to the south.

Crime[link]

Offences Total Rate per 1,000 population Average rate per 1,000 population in England & Wales
Violence against the Person with injury 1125
Violence against a Person without Injury 1005
Sexual Offences 167
Robbery Offences 60
Burglary in a Dwelling 385
Burglary in a Building other than a Dwelling 496
Offences against a Vehicle 834
Drug Offences 638
Fraud and Forgery 234
Criminal Damage 2090
Other Theft Offences 2277
Other Offences 138

Information taken from 2010 crime figures in Torbay (up to and including 31/12/2010), available on homeoffice.gov.uk.[36]

Healthcare[link]

Torquay has two hospitals, the NHS-run Torbay Hospital which is situated on the main road out of Torquay[which?] and the private, non-emergency Mount Stuart on St Vincent's Road.

Torquay in English culture[link]

Notable people born in Torquay
1821 Richard Burton, explorer and linguist[37]
1867 Percy Fawcett, archaeologist and explorer[38]
1890 Agatha Christie, best-selling crime novelist[22]
1937 Peter Cook, writer and comedian[39]
1947 Martin Turner, Wishbone Ash founder[40]
1949 Roger Deakins, cinematographer[41]
1972 Miranda Hart, actress and comedienne[42]
1983 Lauren Pope, DJ, model and entrepreneur.
1988 Lily Cole, model and actress

A number of sketches for the Monty Python's Flying Circus television show (1969–73) were filmed on location in and around both Torquay and neighbouring Paignton. It was while staying in Torquay at the Gleneagles Hotel with the Python team in 1971, that John Cleese found inspiration (and the setting although not the actual film location) for the popular sitcom Fawlty Towers (1975, 1979).[43] Incidents during the Pythons' stay are said to include the owner, Donald Sinclair, having thrown Eric Idle's suitcase out of the window thinking it was a bomb. Cleese later described the eccentric owner as, "the most wonderfully rude man I have ever met", although Mr. Sinclair's widow has since said her husband was totally misrepresented in the comedy.[44]

In the 1970s several episodes of the comedy series The Goodies were filmed in and around Torquay. In 1979 the town was again the site of filming, when the Ray Winstone, BAFTA nominated drama That Summer was both set in and filmed around the town. In 2003, the movie Blackball starring Paul Kaye and Vince Vaughn was set here. The movie is about Cliff Starkey who is the Bad Boy of Lawn Bowls.[45]

In October 2010, it was reported that Bristol-based artist Banksy had painted a mural on the wall of the Grosvenor Hotel in Belgrave Road. The mural shows a child drawing a robot, and uses the vent of an extractor fan as the head of the robot.[46]

See also[link]

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