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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. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
| | <gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | ||
| | File:Torquay3.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of Torquay|The arms in 1895 | ||
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]] | ||
| | 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> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | |||
Information provided by Laurence Jones | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities T]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities T]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1893]] | [[Category:Granted 1893]] | ||