tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post9013324047539695625..comments2024-03-22T23:15:45.890+00:00Comments on Sal's Snippets: Sunny Torquay ;-)Salhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991496263250729580noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-68695952613093736072009-03-05T13:08:00.000+00:002009-03-05T13:08:00.000+00:00By one of those strange coincides which dog my liv...By one of those strange coincides which dog my live, a friend mentioned the grocers in Torquay which, in the comment above, I called Shapleys. The grocer I had in mind was Slades. Shapleys was also a grocer, but not on the Strand but in Cary Parade (it later became the Peter Scott hairdressing salon and was near Whitnalls, the record shop.) Appologies for anyone who has read my comment and said "No, that wasn't Shapleys ..."<BR/>Margaret Powlinggalanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-37874009205581436422009-03-03T18:45:00.000+00:002009-03-03T18:45:00.000+00:00My comment, which I left yesterday, wouldn't &...My comment, which I left yesterday, wouldn't 'take' and I lost it all, but I mentioned all the lovely shops that I remember from Torquay in the 1950s and early 1960s, such as Russell & Bromley, Jaeger (Lady Isobel Barnet who used to be panelist on the TV show What's My Line opened the shop when it was new in Torquay - it was where the Fleet Walk is today) and the department stores such as Rockhey's (from where my wedding dress came), Williams & Cox, which had two stores - one for clothes and one for carpets and furniture and soft furnishings, there the Pizza place is on the Strand today, Bobby's which is now Debenhams and which, also along the Strand, had its own lovely restaurant, and Mogridges, which was at the bottom end of Union Street, with the junction of Abbey Road, and which wasn't quite as up market as the other three. And there was a delightful grocers called Shapleys, at the bottom of Fleet Street, where you could buy 'forgeign' cheeses which your local International or David Grieg didn't stock! That was there I had my first taste of Gorgonzola cheese in the early 1950s! Strange what triggers such memories, but your lovely photos of Torquay have done just that. Oh, and there was a gorgeous music shop at the top of Union Street called Paish, where not only you could buy sheet music and 78 rpm records (in the days before LPs!) but also pianos. Imagine a shop selling grand pianos today in Torquay!!! <BR/>Margaret Powlinggalanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-12460249255759043192009-03-03T03:19:00.000+00:002009-03-03T03:19:00.000+00:00Thanks for the tour. It's fun to see places across...Thanks for the tour. It's fun to see places across the ocean right in front of me on my computer screen!<BR/>I have enjoyed seeing all your lovely crafty things you make and peeks into your craft room too!<BR/>AmyAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11881713709227415243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-74840479728188175692009-03-02T20:29:00.000+00:002009-03-02T20:29:00.000+00:00Hi Sal,Heehee..we were some of those grockles in T...Hi Sal,<BR/>Heehee..we were some of those grockles in Torquay last year!! <BR/>;-)) <BR/>(I know how you feel, living in a touristy city ourselves...makes doing the regular shopping a bit difficult sometimes.)<BR/>We loved the 'Living Coasts' (had my skirt hem nibbled by a penguin) and also visited 'Bygones' - would have loved to have taken home some of the items 'for sale' in the old shops....<BR/><BR/>Good luck with your bathroom make-over,<BR/>Niki xNiki Fretwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453900065526512512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-35978560116746213442009-03-02T18:59:00.000+00:002009-03-02T18:59:00.000+00:00hee hee It was nice on Sunday wasn't it. A great...hee hee It was nice on Sunday wasn't it. A great sailing day! We popped over from Brixham on Sunday lunchtime (well 3.30), stuffed our faces in the Harvester next to Living Coasts and then pootled back again. It was a bit gusty and we had a few hairy moments heeling over a bit oo far for my nephew's liking but it blew away the cobwebs.<BR/>Didn't go wandering round as we were a bit pushed for time but I know what you mean about Torquay. You've definitely featured the best 'highlights' in your pictures. <BR/>If we ever move down I shall head the other way for shopping wherever possible. Totnes may not be as easy to get to but is soooo much nicer. :O)Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00322044656860713430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-22596479027414359812009-03-02T18:38:00.000+00:002009-03-02T18:38:00.000+00:00Thanks for that as I have never been to Torquay an...Thanks for that as I have never been to Torquay and really enjoyed your tour.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09211870462490954636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-31812511638692416672009-03-02T16:40:00.000+00:002009-03-02T16:40:00.000+00:00I loved your tour of Torquay. I'm assuming that g...I loved your tour of Torquay. I'm assuming that grockles are tourists. I can imagine that it is probably full of them during the holidays.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03598073152850671278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-75566516663819598002009-03-02T11:08:00.000+00:002009-03-02T11:08:00.000+00:00What a lovely sunny pictures! Can't wait for lovel...What a lovely sunny pictures! Can't wait for lovely summer days to come. :)<BR/>xTinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621965766127311539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-7662621743685909002009-03-02T06:42:00.000+00:002009-03-02T06:42:00.000+00:00ha ha ha grockles remind me of my dad... we could ...ha ha ha grockles remind me of my dad... we could never go anywhere in the summer 'cos they drove him mad!! Some lovely facts about Torquay, I haven't been for years. It was always my birthday treat to see the lights in the park.... no xbox for me!!! Have a good week xJosie-Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433168852596727326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-31169784307554056742009-03-01T22:13:00.000+00:002009-03-01T22:13:00.000+00:00I remember visiting Torquay as a child - we used t...I remember visiting Torquay as a child - we used to stay each year at the same guest house in Teignmouth and visited placed like Shaldon, Brixham and Paignton as well. I think it was Torquay where we went to see Ken Dodd:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-61646049161091975932009-03-01T19:54:00.001+00:002009-03-01T19:54:00.001+00:00Thanks for the tour. I "did" Weston Supermare rec...Thanks for the tour. I "did" Weston Supermare recently on a rather duller day. Hope to post soon with regard to it. Lovely photos, by the way. xmenopausalmusinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255069917743230560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-87637755198121001722009-03-01T19:54:00.000+00:002009-03-01T19:54:00.000+00:00Hello to the Brixham connection - my Grandpa was t...Hello to the Brixham connection - my Grandpa was the bursar of the British Seamen's Boys' Home, and lived just opposite it in a lovely (although frequently flooded) house by the cliff.Flosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098894367955345944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-23427307077371074232009-03-01T19:08:00.000+00:002009-03-01T19:08:00.000+00:00Torquay looks mighty fine from your photos! I bet...Torquay looks mighty fine from your photos! I bet the pavilion was beautiful in its heyday. It would be lovely to go back in time a take a peek inside!Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766240849932971541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-91427832115354577832009-03-01T16:54:00.000+00:002009-03-01T16:54:00.000+00:00I am duty bound not to like Torquay either, due to...I am duty bound not to like Torquay either, due to being a Brixham boy. Local rivalry runs deep and true.<BR/>Today however it was quite pleasant. I could not however help but reminisce on Torquay's better days, especially when I see fine buildings converted as well as the proliferation of clone shops. I appreciate that Torquay does not stand alone in this regard.<BR/>Whether the weather be wet or dry it was still a lovely place to be today, as your hand was in mine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-74819536638703858692009-03-01T16:52:00.000+00:002009-03-01T16:52:00.000+00:00What a lovely tour - thanks so much. We spent some...What a lovely tour - thanks so much. We spent some happy Easters in Torquay, before the bulk of the Grockles had arrived. Prior to that, a boyfriend of mine bought himself an 'I'm not a grockle, I live here' badge, and wore it proudly!<BR/><BR/>I agree that the main areas of Torquay are a bit disappointing, but wandering round, you do find some places of real character. My grandparents lived in Brixham when I was a child and I guess that's when I first visited it.Flosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098894367955345944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772532068403786265.post-33005513538685303372009-03-01T16:51:00.000+00:002009-03-01T16:51:00.000+00:00One of my closest friends in the whole wide world ...One of my closest friends in the whole wide world lives in Torquay. I haven't visited for way too long. xKittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16259837826944310404noreply@blogger.com