Similarities and Differences Between Victoria Street and Torbay Road In Paignton

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The aim of my project is to look at similarities and differences between Victoria Street and Torbay Road in Paignton, trying to locate the old CBD by identifying features in and around the two streets. For example, the material the buildings were made from was one of the things I looked at, as well as looking for dates on any of them.

                   

Torbay, and more precisely, Paignton, is located in the South West of England in Devon along the coast from Plymouth. See the map over the page for a precise location in Devon. Paignton is an attractive seaside town with hot summers and warm winters. It has many nice beaches, Goodrington, Preston, Paignton beach and Broadsands (these are the well-known ones). It also has a pier on the main Paignton beach, which is very close to a relatively new nine-screen cinema, this is perfect for tourists as well as the locals. Paignton is between two other towns, Brixham and Torquay, thses are both major centres for tourists. Brixham is well known for its’ fishing harbour, while Torquay is known for its’ shopping streets and its’ very attractive marina. All these three towns together are known as Torbay. See map of Torbay after map of Devon.

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The History: Now a bustling seaside resort town and home to a steam railway,  its’ history takes it back to the time of the Saxons. About 13 centuries ago, a Saxon called ‘Peaga’ came to Torbay. He was a religious leader of a small group looking to settle somewhere where he could set up his farm and start up his community. He set up his farm (named ‘ton’) and it is now Paignton, it generated from ‘Peaga’s ton’. In Norman times a manor was built and so Paignton developed. One of the oldest parts of Paignton is around Church ...

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