The Torbay Inn · Est. 1649

A history of the inn

One or two lines framing the history — how far back the record goes and what survives.

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Where it begins

Opening paragraph: the earliest record of the building and what it was used for.

Second paragraph: the founding date, the source it comes from, and why the “oldest continuously running” claim holds.

Third paragraph: what of the original fabric is still standing — beams, flagstones, fireplaces.

Earliest known photograph

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One line on how the timeline is organised — dated entries, earliest first.

1649
First licence
The founding date and the evidence for it — who held the licence, and what the building was.
1700s
Period heading
What changed in this period: the rooms, the trade, the owners.
1878
Period heading
A dated event with a source — a fire, a rebuild, a new frontage, a landlord worth naming.
Archive photograph
Year · what the photograph shows · source
1940s
Period heading
Wartime or 20th-century chapter — bomb damage, requisition, regulars.
1974
Period heading
Listing, restoration or a change of ownership, with dates.
Today
The pub now
Where the pub stands today and what has deliberately been kept.

A quotation from an archive record, a newspaper report or a former landlord.

Attribution · year · source

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One line: where these photographs came from and how they are dated.