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Re: St Raphael's House, Torquay
« Reply #18 on: Thursday 13 November 08 01:04 GMT (UK) »
Terry
Can you tell us?
Is this building still there ?
Or long gone?
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Re: St Raphael's House, Torquay
« Reply #19 on: Thursday 13 November 08 22:12 GMT (UK) »
Long gone I'm afraid, modern(ish) housing on the site of both St Raphaels & St Lukes. It is difficult to date any pictures because I don't think, from what I've been told, that many alterations took place until the buildings were taken over and used as a naughty boys boarding school.
If I can remember where I put it I have an exterior photo which I got a while back.
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Re: St Raphael's House, Torquay
« Reply #20 on: Thursday 13 November 08 23:48 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Terry
Would love to see it if you lay your hands on it
Always interested in all things Torquinian (did I spell that right ?)
Mog
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Staffs - HEAPY
Devon - CLIFT, VITTERY, TRIST, MOLLOY, COBLEY, LEAR, GUILFOYLE, BICKFORD, EPPS, BEAZLEY, DARKE, LANG, QUANT, BLANKENSHIP
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Re: St Raphael's House, Torquay
« Reply #21 on: Friday 14 November 08 08:32 GMT (UK) »
Hi Terry and Mog

I understood that the school was called Pitt House school and closed in 1982. There's a video (if you can stand the sentimental music) which shows lots of clips of the school in various stages of demolition, including the hall as shown in the marvellous postcard you found, Mog. The URL is -

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8539736339050039017

I enjoyed it a lot once I turned the sound off!

Angela
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Re: St Raphael's House, Torquay
« Reply #22 on: Saturday 15 November 08 12:44 GMT (UK) »
Hi, found a postcard of the view from St Raphaels, and a postcard of the exterior of St Lukes(sorry not St Raphaels) that was next door and run by the same order of sisters.
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Re: St Raphael's House, Torquay
« Reply #23 on: Saturday 15 November 08 15:57 GMT (UK) »
Dear Terry
Super photos
There were and still are so many fabulous villas and building down there
Hope AngelaR likes
best wishes
Mog
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Staffs - HEAPY
Devon - CLIFT, VITTERY, TRIST, MOLLOY, COBLEY, LEAR, GUILFOYLE, BICKFORD, EPPS, BEAZLEY, DARKE, LANG, QUANT, BLANKENSHIP
Devon & Cornwall - CLIFT, LARK
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Derbys/Notts- COCKAYNE, PHEASEY, KNOWLES

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Re: St Raphael's House, Torquay
« Reply #24 on: Monday 24 November 08 21:00 GMT (UK) »
hi to you my name is shaun i whent to a school in torquay it was called pitt house school before it was pitt house it was st Raphael.s i have got lots of old photos of the old place and a lot of of photo's of when it was a boys school if you would like to know any more you can get back to  i live in stroud so i am not that far away from you or you can get me at my e-mail is 

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I've been  hunting down my Virgin relatives from Devon for some time and have just found my great-grandfather's sister Ann Virgin (does that make her a great great aunt?) in St Raphael's House, Torquay on the 1871 census.

Having done the usual Google search, all I can find is that it was a convalescent home run by the Sisters of Mercy. The boarders appear to be of mixed social status and not all young so I assume it's not the sort of place where girls were sent to have illegitimate babies. Does anyone know anything about it and whether there are any records anywhere?

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Angela

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Re: St Raphael's House, Torquay
« Reply #25 on: Monday 24 November 08 21:12 GMT (UK) »
hi my name is Shaun
i would like to let you all know i have got a lot of old photo's of st Raphael's  that was in torquay it was in hr lincome road when st Raphael closed in 1959 it was taken over by a Mr spedding and it was then called Pitt house school i was at the school it is all gone now there is some of the old will still there if any of you out there would like to know any thing that i have got you can e-mail me on

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i live in stroud in gloucester  would like to help you all many thank
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Re: St Raphael's House, Torquay
« Reply #26 on: Monday 24 November 08 23:42 GMT (UK) »
Hi Shaun
So lovely to hear from you - and welcome to Rootschat - keep posting!
I had a brilliant but maybe precocious childhood in Torquay and now 50 years later I feel much younger! If you know what I mean.
I spent entire Summers as a child in the 1960s rummaging around in the ruins of old villas - mostly in the Warberries (I do not know the Lincombes so well) and it is a feelin that always stayed with me.  A love of beautiful houses (and ruins). I am now one of that 'a cursed breed' an estate agent - in Notts - but the houses are (I have to say) far more enchanting for me in Torquay. As a child I dreamt of living in a house with one of those gorgeous verandas and with a glass canopy - dream on!
So please tell us your story -
mog
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General Information relating to villages of JACKSDALE, PYE HILL & WESTWOOD Notts
Cheshire - TAYLOR, HEAPY, KNOWLES, HAMPSON, CLAYTON, STONIER, PRITCHARD, NADIN, GALLIMORE
Staffs - HEAPY
Devon - CLIFT, VITTERY, TRIST, MOLLOY, COBLEY, LEAR, GUILFOYLE, BICKFORD, EPPS, BEAZLEY, DARKE, LANG, QUANT, BLANKENSHIP
Devon & Cornwall - CLIFT, LARK
Somerset -Frome -HEAPY
Derbys/Notts- COCKAYNE, PHEASEY, KNOWLES