Hesketh Crescent, Torquay (1866)
Rock & Company
| Repository | Library | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Devon | West Country Studies | sB/TOR 7/1876/ROC |
Illustration Reference
SC3080
Location
CD 47 DVD 7
Publication Details
Scope and Content
The land we live in. VOL. III. London: Charles Knight, 1848-50. p. 84. Dr. (now Sir J.) Clarke, in his celebrated work on 'Climate,' gives it the first place among English towns as a residence for those whose health requires a warm winter abode; and his decision at once confirmed and widely extended the popularity it had already attained. He says, "The general character of the climate of this coast is soft and humid. Torquay is certainly drier than the other places, and almost entirely free from fogs. [
] there is scarcely a wind that blows from which the invalid will not be able to find a shelter for exercise, either on foot or horseback. In this respect Torquay is much superior to any other place we have noticed.[
]."After such an encomium from one of the most celebrated physicians of the day, Torquay could not fail to obtain a large influx of visitors - and those of the class most desiderated [sic]. Torquay is now the most fashionable resort of the kind.[Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
Format
Steel l.engr vign
Dimensions
62x90mm
Note
Rock & Co. ; no. 5624. 30 Jun 1866
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Dates
1866