IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Watcombe Beach Road, TORQUAY, TQ1 4SH
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Watcombe Beach Road, TQ1 4SH by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (137 Images Found)
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Watcombe Hall
See Image and Image; it's difficult to get a different view of the building. http://www.torbay.gov.uk/media/7592/watcombe-park-caa.pdf gives the following: "The stuccoed villa has been delisted - being somewhat disfigured
by its extension and corridor link - despite this the original house retains some good original detail including its low-pitched slate roof; rendered stacks with recesses and platbands, canted corners; deep-bracketed eaves; and an imposing west-facing landing window one-and-a-half storeys in height with stained glass".
The building housed a children and adolescent mental health hospital until 2017, when it closed after adverse reports. Other past occupalnts include a trade union convalescent home and the Raleigh-King film production company.
Image: © Derek Harper
Taken: 23 Sep 2018
0.01 miles
3
Watcombe Hall
In the 19th Century Watcombe Hall was the home of Captain Philpotts, RN, son of the then, Bishop of Exeter.
Later the Hall became the home of Sir Bertram MacKennal, an Australian sculptor who came to England in 1880. Some of his work can be found in St. George's Chapel, Windsor; and war memorials in the Houses of Parliament.
Image: © John C
Taken: 17 Dec 2008
0.02 miles
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Watcombe Beach Road at Watcombe House
On the left is "Watcombe House dated 1858 – now divided in two as Washington House and Watcombe Court" http://www.torbay.gov.uk/media/7592/watcombe-park-caa.pdf . A listed building description is at https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1206875 . The barrier across the road beyond this point states "No authorised vehicles beyond this point".
Image: © Derek Harper
Taken: 23 Sep 2018
0.04 miles
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Watcombe beach car park.
The Watcombe Beach Road come to an end soon after the car park, and is opposite Watcombe Hall.
Image: © John C
Taken: 17 Dec 2008
0.04 miles
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John Musgrave Heritage Trail at Watcombe
This photograph shows the trail from Watcombe Beach car park, heading North towards Maidencombe.
Image: © John C
Taken: 17 Dec 2008
0.05 miles
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Picnic table, Watcombe
It's a few months since anyone had a picnic here. The table, surrounded by butterbur leaves, is in an oval of trees round which a public footpath exists; it took me about ten minutes to fight my way through the 80 metres involved!
Image: © Derek Harper
Taken: 24 May 2009
0.05 miles
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Watcombe Beach Road
The road here below the car park is closed to unauthorised traffic. This is footpath TQ8.
Image: © Derek Harper
Taken: 23 Sep 2018
0.05 miles
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Approaching Watcombe car park
The John Musgrave Heritage Trail approaches the car park on Watcombe Beach Road, having climbed through woodland in the Valley of Rocks.
Image: © Derek Harper
Taken: 25 Sep 2012
0.05 miles