Snippets of Hesketh History
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Hesketh Crescent is steeped in history and we often find out new and insightful facts about our historic building as we go along. Take a whistle-stop tour of some of our most interesting snippets of …
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Hesketh Crescent is steeped in history and we often find out new and insightful facts about our historic building as we go along. Take a whistle-stop tour of some of our most interesting snippets of …
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Days out during your holiday need not cost a lot – infact there are so many things to do in and around the English Riviera that you really don’t need to spend much at all …
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Fancy a mini break by the sea? Why not take a couple of days away and visit our resort? There is so much to do round here we sometimes think that a couple of days …
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Hesketh Crescent was commissioned by Sir Lawrence Palk, the Fourth Baronet who was elevated to a peerage in 1880 and became ‘Lord Haldon, of Haldon, Devon’ and after whom Haldon Pier and Haldon Road were …
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Herewith the major Victorian into Edwardian initiative to promote exclusive Torquay as the perfect holiday destination. Nothing better than a regal Coat of Arms and the anticipation of betterment, especially for the upper classes of …
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It is difficult to believe that only 200 years ago a direct coastal main road between Torquay and Paignton did not exist. Your route would have been along ancient country lanes between Cockington and Preston, …