Torquay, from Park Terrace ([1845?])
George Rowe
| Repository | Library | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Devon | West Country Studies | L SC3221 |
| Devon | TOR | I/S |
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SC3221
Location
CD 48 DVD 7
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Thomson, Spencer. Torquay, past and present. London: J. & A. Churchill; Torquay: Seeley, 1877. pp. 12-4.It is very generally thought that to come to Torquay any time between the end of May and the middle of September is something like an emigration to the tropics. Who has not heard it said - "What! Go to Torquay in the summer? Why, you will be baked alive." And when it is asserted by those who know it well, that Torquay in summer is cooler by far than the vicinity of London or the midland counties of England, with what an incredulous smile the assertion is received - for who has not heard of "Frying Pan Row?" - and how can a place which claims to be a warm winter residence be otherwise than proportionately hot in summer? [
]In short, it is its peninsular position, varied elevations, and abundant foliage, combined with the constant oversweep of the sea breezes, that enable Torquay to claim a tempered summer climate, which health resorts situated less favourably cannot hope to rival.[Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
Format
Lithograph
Dimensions
208x305mm
Aspects
From Park Terrace
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Dates
1845