Kirkham House
A gem of a house in Paignton built in the late 1300s. Believed to be built by the church, as local stories called it the priests house in the manor of Paignton which was owned by the bishop of Exeter for 500 years from 1049 to 1534. There are records of monks grinding corn in […]
Park Hotel 2
Although a landmark on the front for many years the Park Hotel has now gone, but NOT forgotten. We have in our Paignton Memories section a delightful reminder by Lee Hayward of the life and times of the Park Hotel. Don’t miss it. Have you got any memories like this that you would like to […]
The Marist Order in Paignton
The Monastery, Paignton Up until the 1880’s, there was no place of worship for Roman Catholics in Paignton. The nearest church for Mass being ‘Our Lady of the Assumption’ in Abbey Road, Torquay, which opened in 1854. Then in 1881, a property known as “Quarry House”, high on a hill just outside the town (now […]
The Triangle
The Triangle The Liberal Club The apex of the triangle is where Victoria Street, Totnes Road and Palace Avenue converge. The sides are formed by Totnes Road and Dartmouth Road. On this site a still imposing structure stands. The triangular structure known as the Liberal Club was built in 1887. The name survives on the front of […]
Electric Palace
The Electric Palace The Triangle Cinedrome ( The Bug House) Cinema Totnes Road Paignton On the Totnes Road side of the triangle at number 9, is the site of one of the first cinemas in Paignton. The Electric Palace was opened to the public in April of 1911 by the proprietor Major A.O. Ellis, a businessman with a vision of the great opportunities opened […]