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Drives in and about Torquay. Volume 3.

Volume 3, title page.
Drives &c in and about Torquay
from April 13th to May 2nd 1864
with views of Torquay &c
H. M. A.
Vol. 3.

Volume 3, frontispiece.
Town & Harbour, Torquay. London J. & F. Harwood 26 Fenchurch St. [1842?]. Somers Cocks 3192?.
Volume 3, page 1.
Wednesday April 13th. Drove to Barton Cross and back to Torquay by the Rocky valley, Torre Abbey, &c.

Entrance to the Basin, Tor Abbey Waldron Hill, Torquay. London J. Harwood, 26 Fenchurch St. May 23 1854?. Not in Somers Cocks . No. 281? or 291?.
Volume 3, page 2.
Thursday April 14th. In the morning, rode on the Torbay Road and back by Abbey Road. In the afternoon drove about Torquay.
Torquay from the Rock Walk.

Torquay from the Rock Walk. [Manuscript title, print cropped]. [1860?]. Not in Somers Cocks .
Volume 3, page 3.
Friday April 15th. Drove on the Torbay Road.
Saturday April 16th. In the morning, rode on the Babbacombe Road &c. In the afternoon drove on the Babbacombe & Teignmouth Roads as far as Solomon's Post.
Sunday April 17th. Went to church in the morning, and sat in the garden in the afternoon.
Monday April 18th. In the morning, rode about Torquay. In the afternoon drove on the Brixham Road about as far as the viaduct (viz nearly as far as the Toll Bar beyond Goodrington).
Tuesday April 19th. Drove to the Cricket Ground and on the Newton Road.

Volume 3, page 4.
Wednesday April 20th. In the morning, rode on the Babbacombe Road, and on the Warberry Hills. In the afternoon drove by the sea.
Thursday April 21st. In the morning, rode to Land's End. In the afternoon drove as far as Primley Hill.
Volume 3, page 5.

Park Hill, Torquay. London J. & F. Harwood 26 Fenchurch Street. [1842?]. Somers Cocks 3267.
Volume 3, page 6.
Friday April 22nd. Drove to Babbacombe, St. Mary Church, and throughthe Rocky Valley.

Babbacombe, Devon. Rock & Co. London. [1859?]. Somers Cocks 3058. No. 1012.
Volume 3, page 7.
April 23rd. In the morning, rode on the new cut, from Ansty's Cove. In the afternoon to the Cricket Ground and on the Newton Road.

Volume 3, page 8.

Ansty’s Cove, near Torquay. Pubd by H. Besley Directory Office, South St. Exeter. [1855?]. Somers Cocks 3020.
Volume 3, page 9.
Sunday April 24th. Went to church in the morning, and sat in the garden in the afternoon.
Monday April 25th. Drove on the Newton Road as far as Cadwell House, and about Walden Hills.

Volume 3, page 10.
Tuesday April 26th. Drove to Livermead, on the Paignton Road, and about Torquay.

Torquay from the Pier Head. Rock & Co. London. 18 June 1860. Somers Cocks 3198A. No. 1144.
Volume 3, page 11.
Wednesday April 27th It rained, so I could not go out.
Thursday April 28th Drove about Torquay.
Friday April 29th Drove about Torquay.
Saturday April 30th Sat in the garden.
Sunday May 1st Went to church in the morning
Monday May 2nd Left Torquay for London, passing Teignmouth, Dawlish &C
3:12. Teignmouth, Devon. Fuller delt. Rock & Co. London. Novr. 1st 1849. Somers Cocks 2929?. No. 1241.
3:13. Teignmouth Beach. G. Townsend del.. Pubd by H.Besley. [1853]. Somers Cocks 2866. No. 109.
3:14. Teignmouth Devon. Library Teignmouth. [1845?]. Somers Cocks 2926A?. No. 909.
3:15. Dawlish, Devon. Rock & Co. London. [1848?]. Somers Cocks 0585. No. 402.
3:16. Dawlish Lawn. G. Townsend del. Exeter. Pubd. By H. Besley. [1853]. Somers Cocks 0587. No. 106.
3:17. Dawlish, Devon. Rock & Co. London. [1848?]. Somers Cocks 0616. No. 400.
3:18. Luscombe, Dawlish. G. Townsend del.Exeter. Pubd by H. Besley. [1853]. Somers Cocks 0650. No. 107.
Volume 3, page 19. Index of views [by page only]

Volume 3, page 23. Scraps

Volume 3, page 25. Berry Pomeroy Castle Devonshire. London J. & F. Harwood 26 Fenchurch Street. Nov. 16th 1842. Somers Cocks 0145.
Volume 3, page 26. Devonport to Torpoint. Sketched by W. Hake. Pub. By W. Wood, Devonport. [1860?]. Somers Cocks 1979.
Volume 3, page 27. Mouth of the Dart. Rock & Co. London. 1 Sep 1858. Somers Cocks 0940B. No. 3801.
Volume 3, page 28. Compton Castle, South Devon. Fuller del.. Rock & Co. London. Feby. 1st 1850. Somers Cocks 1713A. No. 1309.
Volume 3, page 29. Torquay scandal mongers.
Volume 3, page 30. [Pencil sketch of man].

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