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Places to see in ( Torpoint - UK )
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Torpoint is a civil parish and town on the Rame Peninsula in southeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated opposite the city of Plymouth across the Hamoaze which is the tidal estuary of the River Tamar.
Torpoint is linked to Plymouth (and Devonport) by the Torpoint Ferry. The three vessels that operate the service are chain ferries – that is, they are propelled across the river by pulling themselves on fixed chains which lie across the bed of the river. The journey takes about seven minutes.
It is said that Torpoint's name is derived from Tar Point, a name given because of the initial industry on the west bank of the Hamoaze. However this is actually a nickname given by workers, Torpoint meaning rocky headland. Torpoint is an eighteenth-century planned town. The grid-based design for the town was commissioned by Reginald Pole Carew in the Parish of Antony in 1774. His family continue to have a strong influence in the area, having become the Carew Poles in the twentieth century, and still reside at their family seat, Antony House.
In 1796 Torpoint was the setting for a shooting battle between the crew of a government vessel, the Viper, and a large party of armed liquor smugglers, in which one person was killed and five people seriously wounded. Torpoint has a Non-League football club Torpoint Athletic F.C. who play at The Mill.
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Torpoint Ferry - SEE IT and LIVE IT
Chain ferry connecting the A374 road between Devonport in Plymouth and Torpoint in Cornwall.
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Torpoint Ferry 1948
Cine film of the Torpoint Ferry (Plymouth Devon/Cornwall) from 1948.
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Torpoint Ferry Refit - May 2019 Tamar II Returns to Service
Refit of Ferry Tamar II May 2019
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HISTORY OF TORPOINT
The first mention of Torpoint in known records is on an old print of the harbour dated 1734. There are records dated 1745 of masons and carpenters from Torpoint repairing Antony church. Torpoint developed apace after 1750 due to the Dockyard. Expansion was driven by the need to expand the Navy. Ship building and repair required workers from the Torpoint side of the river as Plymouth at that time was a difficult place to reach directly from the Dockyard and housing was limited nearby. Other factors which speeded the development of Torpoint were the construction of Lime Kilns, wharf, a warehouse and a quay. By 1774 as well as Lime Kilns there were a ropewalk, shops and a place for spinning.
The next ten years saw even more development. Warehouses had been built and ships came in from foreign countries with their goods. Goods to and from East Cornwall were more easily shipped from the Torpoint side of the river rather than making the journey from Plymouth via Gunnislake. This development however was stopped by the customs and excise because they were not able to police this trade sufficiently.
Torpoint began to develop into a large village or small town. Fore Street had been constructed using stone from a quarry situated where Wesley Court now stands, hence the name Quarry Street.
New roads improved the local infrastructure and access to Torpoint improved with the construction of a Turnpike from Liskeard to “Tar Point Passage” going via Sheviock where a toll house was located. There was an obvious need for a reliable ferry and July 1791 saw the introduction of a regular ferry service across the Tamar to the Dockyard. The first ferries were either horse boats or foot boats. The horse boats for transporting horses, cattle and coaches were rather like catamarans for stability. The foot boats were for passengers and were rowed or sometimes sailed across.
The first steam ferry running on chains was introduced in 1834 by James Rendell who had designed ferries at Dartmouth. The simple design is still the basis of the modern ferries and has been very successful.
Notable dates around this time were:
1832 A severe outbreak of cholera in the summer.
1834 The first Rendell chain ferry.
1839 The building of the workhouse in Marine Drive
1857 The Cornwall constabulary took up duties in Torpoint.
1861 First Police Station.
1871 Weslyan School opened.
1872 Torpoint became a separate parish from Antony village.
1873 Gas lighting introduced in some buildings and shops.
1883 A huge typhoid epidemic struck the town.
1885 Another typhoid epidemic.
1894 Torpoint Parish Council first formed with Mr Joseph Shepheard as its Chairman.
1904 Town upgraded to Urban District.
1906 In May the population was estimated to be 4,200 with 704 houses.
The quality of education was boosted in 1910 with the opening of a boy’s school in Albion Road with 164 boys being admitted. A week later Macey Street was opened as a girls school with 208 girls enrolled.
Very little industry was started during this time as the Dockyard attracted many Torpoint workers and provided employment. During the Great War there were few records of events but the Dockyard was no doubt at full stretch and local records show that many local men served in the forces.
Interesting events which occurred between the wars included:
1920 First cinema opened in Torpoint
1920 Ferry ownership transferred to Cornwall County Council.
1921 Oil depot came into service at Thankes.
1928 Horson Cemetery opened.
1930 Construction started for another ferry next to the first.
1933 The Joan of Arc Catholic church opened.
1933 The council purchased a chapel in York road as Council Hall and Offices.
1937 Torpoint Urban District Council Offices opened by wife of Chairman, Mrs Light.
The start of World War II heralded a great expansion of the area. H.M.S Raleigh was commissioned in February 1940 and H.M.S. F
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Torpoint Ferry | 2/6/2011
A short video shot from the deck of the Torpoint Ferry - Heading back towards Plymouth.
Torpoint ferry Plym II
The Torpoint ferry Plym II leaving with tugs on her way for scheduled maintenance in Falmouth by A&P
Torpoint Ferry - Plymouth
From Devonport to Torpoint on the ferry at Plymouth, Devon, England (August 2007)
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Torpoint ferry area of Devonport
A Crossing On The Chain Ferrys Of Torpoint
Went out today to shoot some casual everyday photos. Which on my way home included a trip across on the Torpoint Ferry. Which even being Plymouth born & bred I haven't done for decades lol
The Torpoint ferrys were established in the late 1700's (1791) as a service across the river Tamar between the Torpoint side in Cornwall & the Devonport side in Plymouth. They officially cam into service in 1832.
Propelled by pulling on the thick, heavy chains across the river that sink back down into the river after the ferries pass over them. Each one able to take over 70 cars with an average crossing time taking no more than 10mins
Torpoint Remembered Part 1
Filmed on 8mm cine film during the Coronation Event of our Queen Elizabeth II. You will see the town of Torpoint in Cornwall as from 1953.
Torpoint Ferry
Riding on the Torpoint Ferry back to Cornwall, looking out over the river Tamar and back at Devonport Dockyard with all the cranes
From the Torpoint Ferry To Downderry. Cycle Ride 6th Nov 2016
It was a sunny but very cold day. I decided to take a cycle ride in to Cornwall . Not sure where to head for. Looking at the weather and storm clouds I ended up at Downderry. with a beach to my self.
Down Derry is west of Portwinckle and just before Looe.
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Torpoint Ferry Manager prevents offer of help in massive queue
Why did the Ferry Manager refuse to allow Jo to get her baps out?
to the stranded hungry and thirsty commuters stuck in 2 hour Ferry Queue?
Torpoint ferry chains
This is a video redorded from the Toirpoint ferry, showing the chains mechanism which this ferry is using.
Torpoint Ferry across the Tamar river back to Cornwall
A trip to Cornwall across the Tamar river via the Torpoint Ferry