Ian’s Blog 1st February 2026

I have made a video for my Old Torquay Adverts song which features photos of some of the adverts mentioned in the song. The adverts are in a 1961 copy of Kelly’s directory of Paignton and Torbay. My copy of this directory came via my friend John Dike when he recently moved from his house in Coldridge to relocate to Somerset. He also gave me some old bottles which he had found in his garden when he lived in Torquay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-cQVsaOq9U