Unlock the secret of the place names from Torquay and beyond, Kevin Dixon takes an etymological tour of South Devon to find their origin
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Torquay was one of the Devon settings for the filming of John Galsworthy’s short story The Apple Tree, which manifested itself as A Summer Story in 1988 
Jack the Ripper suspect Michael Ostrog, a Russian-born con man, plied some of his nefarious trade in Torquay 
Lenin, holidaying in Torquay in 1907? Kevin Dixon on the photo that puts the revolutionary leader in The Bay 
If you thought merchandise was a new thing, consider Wilkie Collins’ sensation The Woman in White. The blockbusting story, as well as being considered the first mystery novel, bigs up ‘he genial climate of Torquay’ 
When you send, and receive a Christmas card, spare a thought for Torquay. Artist John Callcott Horsley was in Maidencombe when he drew up the first design 
Although Torquay’s beatnik scene of the early and middle sixties went into terminal decline with the arrival of drugs and the rise of the new hippy culture (see Torquay’s Other History, January 23 and 30, 2011), creative work, especially among the folk club underground, had not been completely abandoned. Folk musicians from Torbay, like Max 
The Duchess of Sutherland (among other titles) lived at Torquay’s Sutherland Tower, and was close friend to Queen Victoria 1 comment - ()
In the annals of history there is mentioned of Torbay’s “auncyent castle”, but the trouble is, we don’t know where it is. Kevin Dixon explains 
When the Tango arrived in Torquay it didn’t get a warm reception. Dubbed, hot-blooded and foreign the new dance was seen as ‘savage’ 
Kevin Dixon steps into the shadows to explore Torbay’s long tradition of spooks, spectres and the occult 
Winnaretta, 20th of the 24 children of Isaac Merritt Singer, sometime of Oldway Mansion, Paignton, was married to Prince Edmond de Polignac in what was seen as a Lavender Marriage 
Famous football performances can permeate the history of a town – Michael Williams remembers when Torquay United held Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup in 1965 |
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