An account of the topography, climate, and present state of the town of Torquay (Devonshire), with reference, particularly, to its suitableness as a place of residence for invalids / [John Coldstream].

  • Coldstream, John, 1806-1863
Date:
[1833]
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Credit: An account of the topography, climate, and present state of the town of Torquay (Devonshire), with reference, particularly, to its suitableness as a place of residence for invalids / [John Coldstream]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    AN ■ / • I A ACCOUNT OF THE TOPOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, AND PRESENT STATE OF THE TOWN OF TORQUAY (DEVONSHIRE), WITH REFERENCE, PARTICULARLY, TO ITS SUITABLENESS AS A PLACE OF RESIDENCE FOR INVALIDS. By JOHN COLDSTREAM, M. D. {From the Edin. Med. and Surg. Journal, No. iVIaterials for the following account were collected during a residence in Torquay, from the end of October 1832 till the middle of April 1833; and they have been brought together for publication, under the conviction that a more particular descrip¬ tion than has yet appeared is awanting, to enable medical practi¬ tioners to estimate aright the true importance, as a remedial measure, of a prolonged residence at this place. The following notices can be considered only as contributions towards such a description; for more extended researches and observations than have yet been made are required, before the characters of the locality, especially as regards its climate, can be given with pre¬ cision. Torquay is situated around a small cove at the north-west angle of Torbay, opening to the south-west. The cove runs inland about 250 yards, and is about 200 yards wide. From its mouth, almost the whole of Torbay is visible. Berryhead, the south-western boundary of the bay, bears by compass SSE. distant nearly six miles. Between the points of south south¬ east and south-east by east, a part of the British Channel is seen. In every other direction, the horizon is bounded by land. To the south-west the nearest land is Rondham Head, about three miles off. Westwards at the distance of a few hundred yards, is the shelving beach of Tor Abbey, between which, and