Project ID: 848
| Description | Torquay is regarded as a sleepy and affluent place. Yet, despite its ‘sleepy’ reputation, the Riot Act was read twice in the nineteenth century. The town was one of great inequality. While large villas were built for wealthy families, there was a shortage of homes for the working people. In one slum, two thousand men, women and children lived in 6 lodging houses. In Torre and Ellacombe, in the town centre, the population rose up, protested, and rioted in pursuit of reform. |
| Topics | Social history |
| Type | U3A-led research (not an SLP) |
| U3A | |
| Organization/partner | Citizens 800, Royal Holloway College |
| Year started | 2018 |
| Source of reference | Citizens 800 website |
| Notes | This is one of number of SLPs linked to the Citizens project at Royal Holloway College - see file card 547 for details See www.citizens800.org/U3A for more information |