| Torquay, Devon |
| An undated postcard showing the Strand and the Harbour at Torquay. |
| The Imperial Hotel, Torquay. |
| Meadfoot, Torquay, and the Osborne Hotel. |
| Beacon Cove, Torquay. |
| Torre Abbey Sands, Torquay. |
| Torquay Harbour. |
| An Edwardian postcard of Torwood Street, Torquay, and the Queen's Hotel. |
| Another Edwardian postcard of Torquay, this one of the Slipway. |
| Torquay - a postcard of Corbyn's Head, mailed in 1920. |
| Another early 20th Century view of Torwood Street, Torquay. |
| Torquay - the Rock Walk. |
| Babbacombe Beach - a 1961 postcard. |
| The Headlands, Torquay. |
| A 1958 postcard of Torquay Harbour. |
| A postcard from the popular "Moonlight" series. |
| A good aerial view of Torquay, probably from the 1950s. |
| The Victoria and Albert Hotel, Torquay. |
| Torquay Harbour on Regatta Day. |
| The Pavilion, Torquay - no date. |
| A 1937 postcard. |
| No date for this postcard of Vane Hill, Torquay, and a pleasure steamer. |
| Once again, no date for this postcard. |
| This view of Torquay Pier was mailed in 1950. |
| The Harbour and Atlantic Fleet, Torquay - possibly connected with the Fleet Review of 1953 ? |
| What an excellent photograph/postcard this is !! |
| Lincombe Drive, Torquay. |
| Did You Know.... that Agatha Christie, the crime fiction writer, was born in Torquay in 1890 ? |
| Torquay is a seaside resort in England which lies at the northern end of Torbay in Devon and adjoins the neighbouring resort of Paignton. It has a pleasant and mild climate, which supports its many palm trees. |
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| And Did You Know....that while staying in Torquay at the Gleneagles Hotel with the Python team in 1971, John Cleese found inspiration for Fawlty Towers. Incidents during the Pythons' stay are said to include the owner, Donald Sinclair, throwing 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. (Thanks to Wikipedia for this information.) |
| A postcard of the Strand, mailed in 1908. |
| Did You Know.... that Peter Cook, the British satirist, writer and comedian, was born in Torquay in 1937 ? |
| Did You Know.... that Richard Burton, English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, linguist, poet, hypnotist, fencer and diplomat, was also born in Torquay, in 1821 ? |
| Did You Know......that Oliver Heaviside, the physicist, died in Torquay in 1925 ? Look at the name of the shop in the postcard of Torwood Street on the left. |
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