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Torquay Harbour

Image credit: Torre Abbey Museum

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The landmarks in this scene include the Terrace, Strand and Vaughan Parade. The turreted building is Waldon Castle, demolished in 1962. The painting can be dated as it shows St Mary Magdalene’s church, built 1848/1849, but without the tower and spire which were added 1853/1854. The figures dressed in red, at the bottom right corner of the painting, are believed to represent the ‘Misses Durnford’, eccentric twin sisters who became known locally as ‘The Alphington Ponies’.

John Walker was from Nottingham. He visited Torquay on his honeymoon in 1829 and lived here from the mid-1840s into the 1850s.

Torre Abbey Museum

Torquay

Title

Torquay Harbour

Date

1849–1853

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 76.5 x W 122 cm

Accession number

A8

Acquisition method

gift from Mr Bloomfield, c.1958

Work type

Painting

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Torre Abbey, The King's Drive, Torquay, Devon TQ2 5JE England

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