Devon Marker Stones
           
                                       
District: Torbay                      

 
                                   
Parish: Tormohun        
                                       
                                       
                                       
 Page Contents:  
  2 Boundary Stones
  7 Marker Stones
  2 Milestones
   
   
   
                           
                           
                           
          Stone Type: Milestone
          Grid Reference: SX/9112/6450
          Location: Against the wall of Riley's Snooker Club in Union Street, Torquay.
          Inscription: To Teignmo 7 Miles / To Torquay 1 Mile To Brixham 9
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
 Stone Type: Boundary Stone                
 Grid Reference: SX/9051/6423                
 Location: Set against the wall on the south side of Old Mill Road, about 25 metres to the west of the junction with Avenue Road, Torquay.                
 Inscription: T | C (Torquay | Chelston)                
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
                Stone Type: Boundary Stone
                Grid Reference: SX/9078/6249
                Location: Beside the Traffic Light Control Box at the junction of King's Drive with Torbay Road, Torquay.
                Inscription: TBC 1892 (Torquay Borough Council 1892)
                   
                                 
                                 
                           
                           
                                 
 Stone Type: Milestone                
 Grid Reference: SX/9154/6515                
 Location: On the western side of St Marychurch Road, opposite Cedar Court Road, Torquay.                
 Inscription: (No Inscription).                
 Notes: This stone once supported a metal mileage plaque, but this is now missing.                
                                 
   
   
   
Stone Type: Marker Stone
Grid Reference: SX/9161/6349
Location: On the area of grass adjacent to the Strand, Torquay
Notes: The monument is a memorial to World War II
 Stone Type: Vanishing Point Marker Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/9183/6323
 Location: On the boardwalk of Torquay Harbour
 Inscription: 'Vanishing point' / For D-Day Landings / on Beacon Quay
 Notes: The Plaque gives an explanation of the artwork around Beacon Quay.
Stone Type: Dunkirk Veterans Marker Stone
Grid Reference: SX/9075/6379
Location: In the grounds of Torre Abbey.
Inscription: 1940 / Dunkirk Veterans Association / Torbay & District Branch.
Notes: To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Evacuation of Dunkirk.
 Stone Type: Normandy Veterans Marker Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/9074/6376
 Location: In the grounds of Torre Abbey, close to the Spanish Barn.
 Inscription: 1944 / Normandy Veterans Association / South Devon Branch
 Notes: To Commemorate the Normandy Campaign - June 6th to August 20th 1944.
Stone Type: Clock Tower Marker
Grid Reference: SX/9196/6346
Location: In the centre of the roundabout at the south eastern end of the Strand.
Notes: Sculpted by Harry Hems, this memorial commemorates the life of Richard Mallock, a respected figure and local MP who lived at the nearby Cockington Court.
 Stone Type: Marker Stone
 Grid Reference: SX/9059/6500
 Location: At the pavement edge in Barton Road.
 Inscription: To Commemorate the site of 'Ashfield', the birthplace and first home of Agatha Christie.
Stone Type: Marker Stone
Grid Reference: SX/9072/6319
Location: Towards the cliff edge in the park at Corbyn Head.
Notes: National Home Guard Memorial Monument.