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The wings appear to be derived from the arms of the Ridgeway family, Earls of Londonderry, who held the Manor of Tor Mohun on which the sea-side resort was largely built. In 1876 the Local Board of Health obtained the sanction of Government to alter the name of the district from Tormoham to Torquay. The gateway refers to that of Torre Abbey and the other emblems represent the town's historic naval and maritime associations.
The wings appear to be derived from the arms of the Ridgeway family, Earls of Londonderry, who held the Manor of Tor Mohun on which the sea-side resort was largely built. In 1876 the Local Board of Health obtained the sanction of Government to alter the name of the district from Tormoham to Torquay. The gateway refers to that of Torre Abbey and the other emblems represent the town's historic naval and maritime associations.


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<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0>
|align="center"|[[File:torquay.jj.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905
File:Torquay3.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Torquay|The arms in 1895
|align="center"|[[File:torquay.haguk.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935  
File:torquay.jj.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Torquay|The arms as used on a [[Jaja|JaJa postcard]] +/- 1905
|-
File:Torquay3.crc.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Torquay|The arms as used on [[Crested china]]
|align="center"|[[File:torquay2.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms in the local pavilion ([http://www.flickr.com/photos/browniebear/6188561319/ source])
File:torquay.haguk.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Torquay|The arms in the [[Coffee Hag albums]] +/- 1935  
|}
File:Torquay.fau.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Torquay|The arms on a [[UK Town arms (Faulkner)|postcard]] +/- 1910
File:torquay2.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Torquay|The arms in the local pavilion ([http://www.flickr.com/photos/browniebear/6188561319/ source])
</gallery>
 
[[Literature]] : Information provided by Laurence Jones


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[[Literature]] : Information provided by Laurence Jones


[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities T]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities T]]
[[Category:England]]
[[Category:England]]
[[Category:Granted 1893]]
[[Category:Granted 1893]]