Places to see in ( Great Torrington - UK )
Places to see in ( Great Torrington - UK )
Great Torrington (often abbreviated to Torrington, though the villages of Little Torrington and Black Torrington are situated in the same region) is a small market town in the north of Devon, England. Parts of it are sited on high ground with steep drops down to the River Torridge below. The centre of the town therefore commands spectacular views, though lower-lying parts are prone to occasional flooding. Torrington is in the very heart of Tarka Country, a landscape captured by Henry Williamson in his novel Tarka the Otter in 1927. Great Torrington has the most active volunteering community in the United Kingdom.
There were Iron Age and medieval castles and forts in Torrington, located on the Castle Hill. Great Torrington had strategic significance in the English Civil War. In the Battle of Torrington (1646), the Parliamentarians, led by Sir Thomas Fairfax, swept into the town and defeated Lord Hopton's forces. This marked the end of Royalist resistance in the West Country. Today the town is recognised as an important heritage centre for the history of the 17th century, and its people can often be seen dressed in costume for historical re-enactments, festivals and celebrations. An interactive Civil War Experience, Torrington 1646, marks the town's historically important role. The Torrington jail was not big enough for more than one man so the Royalists kept all the Parliamentarian prisoners in the church.
The branch line from Barnstaple to Bideford was extended to Great Torrington in July 1872 by the London and South Western Railway, which built a railway station and locomotive depot in the town. The station was always named 'Torrington', not 'Great Torrington'. Mayfair is an annual folk festival believed to date back to 1554 in which the children of Torrington dance around a maypole set up in the town square. The event takes place on the first Thursday in May. The junior school children elect a May Queen and she is crowned in the town square after a procession with attendants. There is then Maypole dancing after which the children go off to the fair.
Torrington Common is an area of common land which surrounds the town on all but the eastern side. The common is administered by a body called The Commons Conservators. The Common covers 365 acres (148 ha) and has over 20 miles (32 kilometres) of public rights of way. The landscape features a variety of habitats and a rich collection of flora and fauna.
Attractions in Great Torrington include:
Dartington Crystal, Factory, Visitors Centre, Glass Shop and Restaurant of Dartington Crystal – the biggest employer in the town and the only major working glass factory in the UK[10]
Rosemoor Garden, a collection of gardens, woodlands and parkland owned by the Royal Horticultural Society
A Victorian pannier market with a glass roof, restored in the early 2000s
Great Torrington Heritage Museum, located next to the pannier market
St Michael and All Angels, an Anglican church whose grounds include a mound said to contain the remains of 60 Civil War Royalist prisoners
The Plough arts centre, a small theatre, cinema and gallery
Great Torrington also has a selection of pubs selling food and a selection of real ales. These include The Torridge Inn, The Black Horse, Torrington Arms, Cavalier, Globe and Royal Exchange. Torrington has a small brewery called Clearwater Brewery with its Cavalier and 1646 brands.
Torrington is served by 43 local bus services mostly operated by Stagecoach South West, however it should be noted that some only operate one way and a number are weekly only service. More information from Traveline South West. Torrington has no direct train services, Barnstaple (11 miles) is served by the Tarka Line from Exeter St David's. One of the countries prettiest scheduled train routes, providing a beautiful entry to North Devon. National Express operate scheduled coach services from London, the Midlands and elsewhere to North Devon, but there are no direct services to Torrington.
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Torrington Station by trailtrash.co.uk
Torrington is a civil war town in North Devon and a stop on the Tarka Trail Cycle Path. This video was shot for trailtrash.co.uk and will form part of the video tour of the trail.
Bells and Whistles
My layout, Starlingford, now with new scenery, stock, and footage!
Goldfish (tune from Hobo's Morris) Belles and Broomsticks dancing in Great Torrington
Belles and Broomsticks Morris from Guernsey dancing Goldfish to the Hobo's Morris tune in Great Torrington on a May outing to North Devon 2013
Wildlife corridor
Another of the numerous cyclepaths from around Bristol
Petrockstowe by trailtrash.co.uk
Petrockstowe in North Devon is a stop on the Tarka Trail Cycle Path. This video was shot for trailtrash.co.uk and will form part of the video tour of the trail.
BRASS MONKEY - 'The Lincolnshire Hornpipe' - live at THE PLOUGH ARTS CENTRE, TORRINGTON. DEVON
Brass Monkey, English folk band featuring John Kirkpatrick,Martin Carthy, Martin Brinsford, Roger Williams and Paul Archibald and the innovative sounds of brass with traditional acoustic folk instruments. playing at The Plough Arts centre, Gt Torrington, Devon Oct 23 2010.
Sri lankan's 1st site specific T.D narration in to
Concept.script.choreography.directed by samith ravihara manaladewa. Gimantha charith welagedara
Telling The Story Of The Hardware City | New Britain Industrial Museum | Success Story
The mission of the New Britain Industrial Museum is to collect, preserve and exhibit items representing more than 200 years of New Britain innovation and invention.
As each visitor to the Museum learns, New Britain’s impact has been, and continues to be, felt far beyond its borders. Very few of the items we use or wear everyday could have been created without a machine, or a part, or a concept that originated in New Britain. This is the legacy of companies such as Corbin, Landers, Frary & Clark, Russwin, North and Judd, Fafnir Bearing, New Britain Machine and The Stanley Works (now known as Stanley Black & Decker).
The Museum recently moved to a new location and turned to Integral Storage Solutions for design and installation of a new compact shelving system.
In this video, we took a tour of the archives with acting director Randall N. Judd and learned how the storage system helps to protect and preserve the collection.
“These shelves made it a lot easier for us to keep all of the documentary and archival material we have within eye sight and close protection. Much of our collection we’ve had to store off site, but not the archival materials. We want to monitor them more closely because they’re more fragile,” said Mr. Judd.
The New Britain Industrial Museum was conceived in the early-1990’s by Horace Van Dorn, retired Vice President of Engineering at Fafnir Bearing, who felt there needed to be a local museum dedicated to New Britain’s history and accomplishments that could “generate civic pride and inspiration for education in our youth. It would serve as an economic beacon for future industrial development…and a meaningful attraction for tourism.”
“Horace Van Dorn’s idea was first to collect the objects that were made by the companies,” said Mr. Judd. “The balance of our museum is loaded with all of those products. I tell people when they come to visit — 98% of the stuff you look at here was made in New Britain.”
The collection has grown over the years but like every museum of its kind, The New Britain Industrial Museum has limited exhibition space. This makes the job of properly storing and protecting the material a vital part of the mission.
“The other half of our job, other than to preserve objects, is the documentary materials which tell the history, in writing,” said Judd. “You can’t have a meaningful collection without that background to help tell that story.”
In December 2017, the Museum celebrated the grand opening of the new location at 59 West Main Street with Mayor Erin Stewart releasing a Stanley Tape Rule across the doorway.
To learn more about the New Britain Industrial Museum, visit their website, or better yet, stop by the new location for a tour:
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Rail Journey, 1960's - Film 92208
Rail Journey. Derby Midland Station. Large number of boys on platform. Railway signs. Boys visit Derby works. Model locomotive. Sign 'Wheel Shop'. Crest with eagle. Craftsmen working. Gantry in operation. Welders working in factory. Sign 'Cab shop'. Lunch in Canteen group eating sausage and chips.
Older man with glasses.
No 82 locomotive. Station Clock shows 5:50. Boys wave.
The Old Bideford Station
The railway from Barnstaple to Bideford was opened in 1855, but was sadly closed to regular passengers in October 1965 as part of the notorious Beeching Report; the line from Barnstaple/Torrington/Meeth remained open to freight traffic until 1982. Then the railway track was finally lifted in 1985 and converted into the now popular Tarka Trail Footpath & Cycleway.
Torrington Gopher Hole Museum
Just a small ways off the highway between Calgary and RedDeer is this most bizarre museum.
East Yarde by trailtrash.co.uk
East Yarde in North Devon is a stop on the Tarka Trail Cycle Path. This video was shot for trailtrash.co.uk and will form part of the video tour of the trail.
Easter at Buckfastleigh (SD)MR
Easter running at the South Devon (Buckfastleigh) Miniature Railway, with the Hunslet Rhianna and the two diesels (the blue one does not feature here).
House Martins in Portishead Part 3
House Martins in Portishead
Progress Torrington Station Tarka Valley Railway 24/07/11
The Diesel loco 'Progress'
Standard gauge 6 cylinder built in 1945 by J. Fowler.
Used by The North Devon Clay Company on The Marland Light Railway In The Torridge Valley N. Devon. Opened in 1880
Seen here on an open day at Torrigton Staion 24th July 2011 on the old Hallwill Junction-Barnstable route. North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway. Opened in 1925 & closed to passenger services in 1965 .Now the Tarka Trail
A Lost Branch Line - Bideford to Meeth
A look at part of the former branch lines to Torrington. The former London South Western branch from Barnstaple to Torrington was closed to passengers in October 1965. The former Southern branch from Torrington to Halwill Junction was closed to passengers in March 1965,following the Beeching report of 1963,with the section from Meeth to Barnstaple being retained for goods until September 1982. Following track lifting Devon County Council purchased the track bed for use as a footpath/cycleway that became known as the Tarka Trail.
BRASS MONKEY - 'Happy Hour' -live at The Plough Arts Centre, Gt Torrington, Devon
Brass Monkey,'Happy Hour' - tune. English folk band featuring John Kirkpatrick,Martin Carthy, Martin Brinsford, Roger Williams and Paul Archibald and the innovative sounds of brass with traditional acoustic folk instruments. playing at The Plough Arts centre, Gt Torrington, Devon Oct 23 2010.
Days Out Ep.25 Devon Railway Centre
A trip to the Devon Railway Centre at Cadleigh.
Devon Rly Centre-