1820, Torquay Harbour - History

1820, Torquay Harbour - History

1900s Meteorological Observatory Chapel Woods Torquay History

1900s Meteorological Observatory Chapel Woods Torquay History

1910 election Torquay History

1910 election Torquay History

1960s Sidmouth History

1960s Sidmouth History

1960s....Jacobs Ladder shortly after the new slipway was opened Sidmouth History

1960s....Jacobs Ladder shortly after the new slipway was opened Sidmouth History

21 Victoria St. Paignton History

21 Victoria St. Paignton History

Aerial image of STC (Nortel) Now the Range and South Devon College, Paignton History

Aerial image of STC (Nortel) Now the Range and South Devon College, Paignton

Alexandra Theatre 1972, Newton Abbot - History

Alexandra Theatre 1972, Newton Abbot

Alma bridge built from the wreck of the ship Laurel in 1885, Sidmouth History

Alma bridge built from the wreck of the ship Laurel in 1885, Sidmouth History

Anstey's Cove, Torquay History

Anstey's Cove 1960

Anstey's Cove, Torquay History

Anstey's Cove 1960's

Anstey's Cove, Torquay History

Anstey's Cove 1920's

Anstey's Cove, Torquay History

Anstey's Cove 1870's

Ansteys Cove 1930s postcard Torquay History

Ansteys Cove 1930s postcard Torquay History

Ansteys Cove Torquay History

Old Ansteys Cove sign

Arromanches Mulberry Harbour - France History

Arromanches Mulberry Harbour - France

Babbacombe Beach, Torquay February 11th 1906 - History

Babbacombe Beach, Torquay February 11th 1906 - History

Babbacombe Cliff Railway, Torquay - History

Babbacombe Cliff Railway, Torquay - History

Babbacombe Cliff Railway, Torquay - History

Babbacombe Cliff Railway, Torquay - History

Babbacombe Downs, Torquay - History 1

Babbacombe Downs, Torquay - History 1

Babbacombe Limestone, London

Babbacombe Limestone on display at the National History Museum London

Beacon Cove History

Beacon Cove

Beacon Cove Torquay History

Coral Island operated between 1977 and 1988

Beacon Cove, Torquay History

Beacon Cove & Marine Spa - circa 1928

Beacon Cove, Torquay History

Beacon Cove, Torquay

Beacon Cove, Torquay History

Beacon Cove, Torquay

Beacon Cove, Torquay History

The Imperial Hotel still under construction, circa 1866

Beacon Cove, Torquay History

Beacon Cove, Torquay

Before Princess Gardens 2, Torquay - History

Before Princess Gardens 2, Torquay - History

Bishops place 2 Paignton History

Bishops place 2 Paignton History

Bishops Place Paignton History

Bishops Place Paignton History

Bristol, Clifton Suspension Bridge being constructed History

Clifton Suspension Bridge being constructed

Bristol, The launch of Brunel's SS Great Britain in 1843 - History

The launch of Brunel's SS Great Britain in 1843

Brixham - History

Brixham Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Brixham - History

Brixham - History
Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Brixham Breakwater Beach 1920s - History

Brixham Breakwater Beach 1920s - History

Brixham Breakwater Beach History

Brixham Breakwater Beach Late 1800's

Brixham Breakwater Beach History

Brixham Breakwater Beach

Brixham Cavern Discovered by a builder John Lane Philp in January 1858 - History

Brixham Cavern Discovered by a builder John Lane Philp in January 1858 - History

Brixham Quay c1939 History

Brixham Quay c1939 History

Broadsands Beach 1960 Paignton History

Broadsands Beach 1960 Paignton History

Broadsands Beach Paignton History

Broadsands Beach Paignton History

Broadsands Beach Paignton History

Broadsands Beach

Broadsands Paignton History

Broadsands Paignton History

Broadsands Paignton History 2

Broadsands Paignton History 2

Butterwalk, Dartmouth, History

Butterwalk, Dartmouth, History

Butterwalk, Dartmouth, History

Butterwalk, Dartmouth, History

Church House Inn Stoke Gabriel Paignton History

Church House Inn Stoke Gabriel Paignton History

Church Street 1912 with The newsagents on the left hand side opposite the butchers Paignton History

Church Street 1912 with The newsagents on the left hand side opposite the butchers Paignton History

Church Street looking down towards the church Paignton History

Church Street looking down towards the church Paignton History

Church Street Paignton History

Church Street Paignton History

Church Street, Paignton - History. At the junction with Winner Street. Stood this triangular site with shops on all sides. Demolished in the mid 1960s

Church Street Paignton. At the junction with Winner Street. Stood this triangular site with shops on all sides. Demolished in the mid 1960s

Churston Fishcombe 1904 Brixham History

Churston Fishcombe 1904 Brixham History

Coit Tower Memorial Tower 1933, San Francisco - History

Coit Tower Memorial Tower 1933, San Francisco

Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge 1935 - History

In 1935, construction of the Golden Gate Bridge was halfway finished with brave construction workers working above a net suspended over the water to catch them if they fell. The net saved 19 workers, members of the “Halfway to Hell” club, during construction of the second longest suspension bridge. (The longest is the Verrazano Narrows Bridge constructed in 1964.)

Coombe Cellars, Combeinteignhead, 1904, Newton Abbot - History

Coombe Cellars, Combeinteignhead

Corbyn Beach Arch 1928, Torquay - History

Corbyn Beach Arch 1928, Torquay - History

Corbyn Beach, Torquay - History

Corbyn Beach, Torquay - History

Corbyn Head Beach, Torquay History

Corbyn Head Beach Circa 1910

Courtenay Street 1906, Newton Abbot - History

Courtenay Street 1906, Newton Abbot

Dartmouth Castle 1912, Dartmouth, History

Dartmouth Castle 1912

Dartmouth Castle Cove, History

Dartmouth Castle Cove

Dartmouth Castle, Dartmouth, History

Dartmouth Castle, Dartmouth, History

Dartmouth Inner Harbour - History

Dartmouth Inner Harbour

Dartmouth Inner Harbour - History

Dartmouth Inner Harbour

Dartmouth Regatta, 1871 Dartmouth, History

Dartmouth Regatta, 1871 Dartmouth, History

Dartmouth Station 1930's, Dartmouth, History

Dartmouth Station 1930's, Dartmouth

Dartmouth Steam Railway, Kingswear, History

Dartmouth Steam Railway, Kingswear

Dartmouth Steam Railway, Kingswear, History

Dartmouth Steam Railway, Kingswear

Dartmouth, History

Dartmouth, History

Dartmouth, History

Building the South embankment, Dartmouth, History

Dartmouth, History

Dartmouth, History

Early 90s Sidmouth History

Early 90s Sidmouth History

Empire Day 1905 Strand Torquay History

Empire Day 1905 Strand Torquay History

Fairy Cove Paignton History 1

Fairy Cove Paignton History 1

Fairy Cove Paignton History 2

Fairy Cove Paignton History 2

Fawlty Towers, Torquay - History

Fawlty Towers, Torquay - History

Fishcombe and Churston Coves Brixham History

Fishcombe and Churston Coves Brixham History

Fishcombe Beach 1950s Brixham History

Fishcombe Beach 1950s Brixham History

Galmpton Creek, Paignton - History

Galmpton Creek, Paignton - History

Goodrington Beach History

Goodrington Beach History

Goodrington Beach History (2)

Historical image of Goodrington Beach

Goodrington Beach, 1905 History (1)

Goodrington Beach, 1905

Goodrington Paignton History

Goodrington Rollercoaster 1987

Goodrington Park Spanish Cafe c.1959 History

Goodrington Park Spanish Cafe c.1959

Goodrington Promenade & Cliff Gardens, Paignton History

Goodrington Promenade & Cliff Gardens

Goodrington Promenade & Cliff Gardens, Paignton History

Goodrington Promenade & Cliff Gardens

Goodrington Promenade & Cliff Gardens, Paignton History

Goodrington Promenade & Cliff Gardens

Goodrington Promenade & Cliff Gardens, Paignton History

Goodrington Promenade & Cliff Gardens

Goodrington Promenade & Cliff Gardens, Paignton History

Goodrington Promenade & Cliff Gardens

Great Western Beach, Newquay, Cornwall, History 1961

1961

Great Western Beach, Newquay, Cornwall, History 1962

Great Western Beach 1962

Great Western Beach, Newquay, Cornwall, History c.1910

1910

Greenway, Dittisham Ferry, Paignton - History

Greenway, Dittisham Ferry

Hopes Nose Gold Torquay National History Museum

Hopes Nose Gold Torquay National History Museum

Hyde Road Paignton History (4)

Hyde Road

Jenny II the Elephant Ride Paignton Sea Front circa 1950 Paignton History

Jenny II the Elephant Ride Paignton Sea Front circa 1950 Paignton History

Jubilee Arch Paignton History

Jubilee Arch

Kingskerswell Station mid1950s, Newton Abbot - History

Kingskerswell Station mid1950s, Newton Abbot

Kingskerswell Station Newton Abbot History

Kingskerswell Station Newton Abbot History

Las Vegas Strip in 1968 - History

This shot of the Las Vegas Strip in 1968 shows the famous Stardust Casino and Hotel, a major money maker for the American mafia since its inception in 1958. At the time of its construction, the Stardust, was the largest casino and hotel in the city with 1,000 hotel rooms and a vast 16,000-square-feet casino. The story of the Stardust provided the topic of the film “Casino,” starring Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, James Woods.

Livermead Beach, Torquay -History

Livermead Beach, Torquay -History

London Bridge Torquay History 1

London Bridge Torquay History 1

London Bridge Torquay History 2

London Bridge Torquay History 2

London Underground Shelter 1940 - History

During World War II, Germany regularly bombed England, including its capital, London. Called “The Blitz,” Londoners sought shelter from the barrage of V1 flying bombs and V2 flying rockets in the city’s underground stations. The government eventually converted the Aldwych station to a permanent shelter, adding bunk beds and toileting facilities.

Looking at what is now Angels & the Buccaneer Babbacombe Downs, Torquay - History

Looking at what is now Angels & the Buccaneer Babbacombe Downs, Torquay - History

Lower Ferry Dartmouth, History

Lower Ferry Dartmouth

Lower Ferry Lower Ferry Dartmouth, History

Lower Ferry Dartmouth

Lower Ferry, Dartmouth, History

Lower Ferry, Dartmouth, History

Lower Ferry, Kingswear, History

Lower Ferry, Kingswear

Malachite Green Crust with Azurite from Somerset at the Natural History Museum London 2013

Malachite Green Crust with Azurite from Somerset at the Natural History Museum London 2013

Mansands Brixham, Kingswear History

Mansands - Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Mansands Brixham, Kingswear History

Mansands - Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Mansands Brixham, Kingswear History

Mansands - Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Mansands Brixham, Kingswear History

Mansands - Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Mansands Brixham, Kingswear History

Mansands - Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Mansands Brixham, Kingswear History

Mansands - Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Mansands Brixham, Kingswear History

Mansands - Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Mansands Brixham, Kingswear History

Mansands - Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Mansands Brixham, Kingswear History

Mansands - Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Mansands Brixham, Kingswear History

Mansands - Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Mansands Brixham, Kingswear History

Mansands - Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Mansands Brixham, Kingswear History

Mansands - Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Mansands Brixham, Kingswear History

Mansands - Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Mansands Brixham, Kingswear History

Mansands - Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Mansands Brixham, Kingswear History

Mansands - Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Mansands Brixham, Kingswear History

Mansands - Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Mansands Brixham, Kingswear History

Mansands - Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Mansands From Sharkham Mansands Brixham, History

Mansands from Sharkham - Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Mansands From Sharkham Mansands Brixham, History

Mansands from Sharkham - Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Marine Spa 1963 Torquay History

Marine Spa 1963 Torquay History

Marine Spa 1963, Torquay - History

Marine Spa 1963, Torquay - History

Marine Spa Torquay History. Photo Credit: Frank Pearce

Marine Spa Torquay History. Photo Credit: Frank Pearce

Marine Villa Now the Imperial Hotel, Peaked Tor Cove, Torquay - History.

Marine Villa Now the Imperial Hotel, Peaked Tor Cove, Torquay - History.

Meadfoot Beach, Torquay, History

Meadfoot Beach, Torquay,

Meadfoot Beach, Torquay, History

Spitfire on Meadfoot Beach 1941

Meadfoot Beach, Torquay, History

Meadfoot Beach

Meadfoot Beach, Torquay, History

Meadfoot Beach

Meadfoot Beach, Torquay, History

Meadfoot Beach

Meadfoot Beach, Torquay, History

Meadfoot Beach 1865

Natural History Museum 2013 London

Natural History Museum 2013 London

New Rd Cross, Brixham - History

New Rd Cross, Brixham - History

Oddicombe Beach Torquay History

Oddicombe Beach

Oddicombe Beach 1920 Torquay History

Oddicombe Beach 1920

Oddicombe Beach c1903 Torquay History

Oddicombe Beach c1903

Oddicombe Beach c1907 Torquay History

Oddicombe Beach c1907

Oddicombe Beach History

Old View of Oddicombe Beach

Oddicombe Beach Torquay History

Oddicombe Beach

Oddicombe Beach, Torquay - History

Oddicombe Beach, Torquay

Oldest still operating McDonald’s restaurant, Los Angeles, USA - History

The oldest still operating McDonald’s restaurant opened on August 18, 1953. Located in Los Angeles at 10207 Lakewood Boulevard, Downey, CA, it still serves customers the iconic hamburgers that started the fast food industry and franchise restaurants.

Oldway Mansion, Paignton History

Oldway Mansion, Paignton History

Oldway Mansion, Paignton History

American women's war relief hospital 1914

Oldway Mansion, Paignton History

Oldway Mansion before remodelling

Opening of the Breakwater 1889. Babbacombe Beach, Torquay - History

Opening of the Breakwater 1889. Babbacombe Beach, Torquay - History

Oyster Cove, Paignton History

Oyster Cove

Paignton Dellers Cafe History

Dellers Cafe

Paignton Harbour History

Paignton Harbour 1894

Paignton Harbour History

Paignton Harbour 1890

Paignton Harbour History

Paignton Harbour

Paignton Harbour History

Paignton Harbour

Paignton Harbour History

Paignton Harbour 1925

Paignton Harbour History

Paignton Harbour 1930

Paignton Harbour History

Paignton Harbour

Paignton Harbour History

1907

Paignton Harbour History 2

Paignton Harbour History 2

Paignton History (6)

Torquay Road

Paignton Parish Church History

Arrow sharpening marks

Paignton Parish Church History

The Nave East showing the organ on the left. The organ has approximately 2,500 pipes and is one of the West Country's finest parish church organs

Paignton Parish Church History

1917

Paignton Picture House History (1)

Picture House

Paignton Picture House History (2)

Picture House

Paignton Pier Paignton History

Paignton Pier Paignton

Paignton Pier Paignton History

Paignton Pier Paignton

Paignton Pier Paignton History

Paignton Pier Paignton

Paignton Pier Paignton History

Separated from the shore and boarded up for the duration of World War II.

Paignton Pier Paignton History

Paignton Pier Paignton

Paignton Pier Paignton History

Paignton Pier Paignton

Paignton Pier Paignton History

Paignton Pier Fire on June 19th 1919

Paignton Pier Paignton History

Paignton Pier 1879

Paignton Sands History

The Esplanade in 1890

Paignton Sands History

Esplanade

Paignton Sands History

The Windmill 1960

Paignton Sands History

Donkeys on the beach in 1910

Paignton Sands History

The original lamps along the promenade circa 1950.

Paignton Sands History

Before the Gentlemans Club

Paignton Sands History

Paignton Club June 1897, the club was decorated to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Anniversary.

Paignton's third level crossing. Tanners Road, Goodrington History

Paignton's third level crossing. Tanners Road, Goodrington

Palace Avenue Gardens , Paignton History

Palace Avenue Gardens

Palace Avenue Gardens, Paignton History

Palace Avenue Gardens in the early 1900s

Palace Avenue Paignton History

Palace Avenue Paignton History

Palace Avenue, Paignton History

Palace Avenue

Perranporth Beach Newquay Cornwall History

Perranporth Beach 1840

Perranporth Beach Newquay Cornwall History

Perranporth Beach 1970s

Pilchard Inn Burgh Island Bigbury-on-Sea history

Pilchard Inn

Porth Beach History

Porth Beach

Porth Beach History

Porth Beach

Preston Beach, Paignton History

German E Boat S-24 ran aground Preston Beach 1920. Photo Credit: Mark Brawton

Princess Gardens 1, Torquay - History

Princess Gardens 1, Torquay - History

Princess Gardens 1897, Torquay - History

Princess Gardens 1897, Torquay - History

Princess Gardens 3, Torquay - History

Princess Gardens 3, Torquay - History

Princess Gardens from Rock Walk, 1920s, Torquay - History

Princess Gardens from Rock Walk, 1920s, Torquay - History

Princess Pier 1920s, Torquay - History

Princess Pier 1920s, Torquay - History

Queen Street c1920s, Newton Abbot - History

Queen Street c1920s, Newton Abbot

Queens Hotel 1970s, Newton Abbot - History

Queens Hotel 1970s, Newton Abbot

Rock Walk Torquay History

Rock Walk Torquay History

Roundham Head Paignton History

German E Boat T-189. Photo Credit: Mark Brawton

Roundham Head Paignton History

Remnants of the German E Boat T-189. Photo Credit: Mark Brawton

Roundham Head Paignton History

German E Boat T-189. Photo Credit: Mark Brawton

Roundham Head, Paignton, History

Roundham Head, Paignton

Roundham Head, Paignton, History

Roundham Head, Paignton

Saltern Cove 1926 Paignton History

Saltern Cove 1926 Paignton History

Sharkham Point & Berry Head Brixham History

Sharkham Point - Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Sharkham Point & Berry Head Brixham History

Sharkham Point - Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Sharkham Point Caravan Site, Brixham History

Sharkham Point - Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Sharkham Point, Scabbacombe & Mansands Brixham, Kingswear History

Sharkham Point - Photo Credit: Joe Moorhouse

Shell Cove, Paignton History 1,

Shell Cove, Paignton History 1,

Shell Cove, Paignton History 2,

Shell Cove, Paignton History 2,

Sidmouth History

Sidmouth History

Sidmouth History 1

Sidmouth History 1

Sidmouth History 2

Sidmouth History 2

Sidmouth History 3

Sidmouth History 3