Pier and Park Hill, Torquay (1876)
Rock & Company
| Repository | Library | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Devon | West Country Studies | sB/TOR 7/1876/ROC |
| Devon | TOR | I/S |
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SC3275
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CD 49 DVD 7
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Shapter, Thomas, M.D. The climate of the south of Devon. London: John Churchill, 1842. pp. 143-4.Though the lower part of Torquay is not deficient in wells, yet the town is chiefly supplied with water from two springs, one at Tor, the other near the summit of Braddon hill. This water is conveyed from these sources through iron pipes. It is clear and sparkling; strongly impregnated with lime, and contains some little iron; its temperature at the fountain-head is about 52º; it may be considered agreeable, and wholesome, but too hard for many domestic purposes.The hot and cold baths are very accessible; but the accommodations for sea-bathing are not so convenient as might be wished. The place at present resorted to, is a small cove, with southerly aspect, remarkably well sheltered, but on a shingly beach, and there are only two or three machines in use: a more pleasant bathing-place is the sandy beach of Livermead, situated about a mile to the north-west of the town.[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
61x91mm
Note
Rock & Co. ; no. 6891. 6 Jan 1876
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Dates
1876