Torquay resident Violet Tweedale was called into Newton Abbot spiritualist Mrs Meurig Morris’s battle with The Daily Mail
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Haunted house Castel-a-Mare in Torquay had a 50-year reputation before Violet Tweedale penned her own experiences of the house in her 1920s memoirs Ghosts I Have Seen 1 comment - ()
The inspiration for Fawlty Towers’ Manuel may have been one of the Hungarian refugees which came to the UK after the 1956 revolt 
Devon was hit hard by the cholera epidemic of the 19th century, and moves were begun to improve public 
Originally Torquay’s Presbyterian church, it was to become the third best nightclub in the world. Kevin Dixon on the church that rocked 
The Great Seal of Minnesota managed to find a home in Torquay for two decades before returning its rightful place in St Paul 
Tennyson called Torquay “the loveliest sea village in England”, and went on to be inspired by the town in his poem Audley Court 
Reverend Edwin Emmanuel Bradford was born in Torquay and was to become a leading gay poet of the early 20th century 
There’s a history of Torquay’s gay community waiting to be written, says Kevin Dixon, who offers an insight into The Bay’s gay visitors and residents 
The origins of the ‘Orangery’ on Torre’s St Efrides Road is shrouded with mystery. Kevin Dixon explores 
Helen Taylor, campaigner, radical, feminist (and step-daughter of John Stuart Mill), spent her last year in Torquay after a lifetime of activism 
Torquay was a top destination in the 18th century, with the sea’s flora and fauna as a highlight. Amelia Warren Griffiths was an expert on marine plant life 
Diplomat Charles von Hugel settled in Torquay, but not before he expressed his horror at the treatment of native Australians at the hands of the British 4 comments - ()
Torquay’s layers of street names are explored by Kevin Dixon as he takes his historial walk down the town’s avenues and alleyways |
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