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Paignton, Redcliffe Towers 1894
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More about this scene
We can see that twenty-six years after its completion, the sea wall is as good as ever. The tower was known locally as Smith's Folly. It was constructed in about 1854, the dream of an eccentric army Colonel, Robert Smith, a very skilled architect, artist and engineer, who had a long association with India. After losing his wife, he came to Paignton and bought the tower, one of many built in the early 1800s to repel possible French attack. After Colonel Smith's alterations and rebuilding, he was able to liken it to an Indian palace.
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A Selection of Memories from Paignton
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Paignton
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