Torquay harbour and pleasure gardens, Devon<br><p>The Channel Fleet was anchored close to Torquay during the Napoleonic wars and as a result, the resort became popular with naval officers and their wives. This photograph looks across the harbour towards Victoria Parade, which was named following the visit to the town in 1833 of Princess Victoria of Kent, the future Queen.<br></p>
Torquay Harbour and Pleasure Gardens, Devon
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Francis Francis Frith &amp; Co</div>
circa 1906 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1906-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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