South West Collection (page 6)

Fishermen seen here making a new fender for the fishing fleet moored in the Cornish fishing port of Looe. Circa 1935

Tony Benn, M. P. seen here out on the campaign trail during the 1979 General Election
Tony Benn, M.P. seen here out on the campaign trail during the 1979 General Election. 15th April 1979

The Summer of 1934. Friends enjoying body surfing on a north Cornish beach Circa August 1934

Fishing boats on the beach at Beer, Devon. Circa 1895

Fishing boats tied up and aground at low tide at the Cobb, Lyme Regis. Circa 1895

Donkey rides and carts on the beach at Weston Super Mare circa 1893

The Hendy 3308 Heck prototype aircraft built by the Westland Aircraft Works at Yeovil. Registered G-ACTC, it first flew in July 1934

Dixons Holiday Camp. Brixham 1950s

Hollicombe gasworks in October 1967

Torquay regatta Fairground workers take a break. Circa 1910

Allotments at Shedden Hill, Torquay. Circa 1930s

Brixham Harbour, May 1954

Courtenay Street William Radcock and Sons, FW Woolworths, Newton Abbott shops December 1966

Gas masks being issued at Upton School. 27th August 1939

Sir Frederic Mackarness Bennett MP for Torquay seen here electioneering. 1st July 1955

Bathers in Castle Cove, Dartmouth picture in 1964

Watcombe Cycle Track. Circa 1965

Torquay Harbour. 1888 Postcard

Fishermen on Brixham quay landing their catch. 18thNovember 1940

Hay threshing at Holbeton. Circa 1949

Torquay Harbour showing the Pavllion Theatre. Circa 1960

Torquay Harbour 1968

Torquay Harbour Circa 1880

The Rest Holiday Camp at Two Acre Close. Paignton Circa 1930s

Construction of the new South Devon College taken between 1965 and 1967

Bathing beauties at Torre Abbey, Torquay in August 1949

Bygone pictures of South Devon College taken between 1965 and 1967. The Wilson Building. Paignton

Laying tram lines at Brunswick Square, Torquay. Circa 1905

Boats in Torquay Harbour. Circa 1890

Ready to Sail: Brixham trawlers waiting a breeze in 1890

Margaret Thatcher addresses a conference of the Young Conservatives in Torquay 1990

Churston station with the new bridge in situ on a summers day in the 1980s

Coaches line up along the Babbacombe Road, Torquay in June 1953

Children on Paignton Green in September 1942 building a "mile of books"
Children on Paignton Green in September 1942 building a " mile of books" as part of the County Salvage Drive

Bathing machines on Oddicombe beach in 1889

Exterior view of Newton Abbot butter market in February 1964

Bygones snow scene - Snow falling in Shiphay, Toquay, January 1963

Filleting the catch at Brixham fish market in February 1988

Margaret Thatcher addressing a Tory Central Council Conference at the Palace Hotel, Torquay in March 1987

Herald Express compositor using the old hot metal system of printing at the papers old premises in Braddons Hill Road West, Torquay. Circa 1979

Torquay Pavilions in 1975, shot from the front showing theatre posters from the time

Margaret Thatcher meets her adoring public during a visit to Newton Abbot in 27th May 1987

The new St Peters church at Queensway, Chelston in February 1962

The finished job: The new Oxen Cove coach and car park in Brixham in June 1991

Queuing for fish at the top of Union Street opposite the Town Hall in April 1943 Torquay

The people of Paignton gather outside the Palace Avenue Theatre in May 1945 to celebrate " Victory in Europe". VE Day

Margaret Thatcher at Bovey Tracey in May 1987

Workers at the Government Clothing Factory in Abbey Road, Torquay in March 1943

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