Did you know? * Torbay, 'The English Riviera' boasts 22 miles of coastline, with 20 beaches and coves. * The famous Torbay palm is in fact a cabbage tree (cordyline australis) from New Zealand. * The Torbay Picture House was Europe's oldest cinema. Seat 2, Row 2 was Agatha Christie's favourite. She was born in Torquay. * Brixham's fishing fleet regularly lands more value than any other UK port outside Scotland. From the momentous to the outlandish, this book is packed full of fun facts and trivia about everything to do with this gem of Britain's coastline. Much more than a tourist guide,...
Did you know? * Torbay, 'The English Riviera' boasts 22 miles of coastline, with 20 beaches and coves. * The famous Torbay palm is in fact a cabbage t...
From its earliest beginnings through to the last days of the Second World War, Staffordshire's county town has seen more than its fair share of gore. Its history is filled with blood, disease, pestilence, poison, dismemberment, decapitation, suicides and hauntings. Featuring life - and death - at Stafford Gaol, the sanguineous siege of the castle and many other tragic true tales from history, you'll never see it in the same way again!
From its earliest beginnings through to the last days of the Second World War, Staffordshire's county town has seen more than its fair share of gore. ...
