The Torbay Inn · Est. 1649
A history of the inn
One or two lines framing the history - how far back the record goes and what survives.
Section kicker
Where it begins
Opening paragraph: the earliest record of the building and what it was used for.
Second paragraph: the founding date, the source it comes from, and why the “oldest continuously running” claim holds.
Third paragraph: what of the original fabric is still standing - beams, flagstones, fireplaces.
Section kicker
The timeline
One line on how the timeline is organised - dated entries, earliest first.
- 1649
First licence
The founding date and the evidence for it - who held the licence, and what the building was.
- 1700s
Period heading
What changed in this period: the rooms, the trade, the owners.
- 1878
Period heading
A dated event with a source — a fire, a rebuild, a new frontage, a landlord worth naming.
- 1940s
Period heading
Wartime or 20th-century chapter - bomb damage, requisition, regulars.
- 1974
Period heading
Listing, restoration or a change of ownership, with dates.
- Today
The pub now
Where the pub stands today and what has deliberately been kept.
A quotation from an archive record, a newspaper report or a former landlord.