 | Sir James Clark - Climatology - 1830 - 464 pages
...It is likewise well sheltered from the north-west. This protection from winds, extends also over a K very considerable tract of beautiful country, abounding...on foot or horseback. In this respect, Torquay is much superior to any other place on this coast. It possesses all the advantages of the South-Western... | |
 | Medicine - 1833 - 524 pages
...feeble invalid from availing himself of its benefits. It is with great justice that Dr Clark remarks, " that there is scarcely a wind that blows, from which...shelter for exercise either on foot or horseback," in the vicinity of Torquay. • There are two chapels of ease to the Parish Church of Tormohun in Torquay... | |
 | British empire - 1847 - 856 pages
...spring climate. It is likewise sheltered from the north-west. This protection from winds extends also over a very considerable tract of beautiful country,...either on foot or horseback. In this respect Torquay is much superior to any other place we have noticed. . . . The selection will, I believe, lie among the... | |
 | Edward Litt L. Blanchard - England - 1848 - 298 pages
...of our spring climate. It is likewise well sheltered from the north-west. This protection from wind extends over a very considerable tract of beautiful...of the south-western climate in the highest degree, and, with the exception of its exposure to the south-west gales, partakes less of the disadvantages... | |
 | Health resorts - 1853 - 114 pages
...north-east winds, the great evil of our spring climate ; it is likewise well sheltered from the north-west. There is scarcely a wind that blows from which the...shelter for exercise, either on foot or horseback. . . . The selection will, I believe, lie among the following places as winter and spring residences... | |
 | Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1853 - 646 pages
...north-east winds, the* great evil of our spring climate. It is likewise well sheltered from the north-west. There is scarcely a wind that blows from which the...a shelter for exercise either on foot or horseback .... The selection will, I believe, lie among the following places as winter and spring residences... | |
 | England - 1856 - 586 pages
...spring climate. It is likewise sheltered from the north-west. This protection from winds extends also over a very considerable tract of beautiful country,...either on foot or horseback. In this respect Torquay is much superior to any other place we have noticed. . . . The selection will, I believe, lie among the... | |
 | Devon (England) - 1870 - 490 pages
...also over a very considerable tract of beautiful country, abounding in every variety of landscape, so there is scarcely a wind that blows from which the...either on foot or horseback. In this respect Torquay is much superior to any other place we have noticed. It possesses all the advantages of the south-western... | |
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... from its position between the two streams, the Dart and the Teign, by which the rain is in some degree attracted. Torquay is also remarkably protected from the north-east winds, the great evil of our spring climate ; it is likewise well sheltered... 