Here you can see one of Torquay’s large hotels. There were several of these and this suggests a reasonable number of wealthy visitors. Sulyarde Terrace, to the left of the hotel, was originally built as private housing. As the Torbay Hotel grew larger, it became part of the hotel.

What visitors might the hotel attract?

Compare this photograph with the print called Torbay Hotel (please make a link to photograph Torbay Hotel). What differences can you see? Has the hotel changed at all? Notice the land in front of the buildings in the photograph which has been reclaimed from the sea.