copy photo, Torquay History Exhibition 2016, Produced for exhibition 2016

Historical information

Photo shows Edward Molyneux's first Hot Water Depot on Spring Creek, Torquay, with the Coffee Palace, which became the Palace Hotel on the hill (Bell Street) in the background.

Significance

Evidence of the beginnings of a service industry for residents and tourists. Note the absence of any motor vehicles.

Physical description

Black and white copy photo

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