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20th September - 2nd
October. Torquay.
'The
Golden Days
of
Motor Coaching
Holidays'
Livermead House
Hotel, Sea Front,
Torquay, South
Devon.
This is the third
year running that
the museum will be
on display at this wonderful hotel
which played host to
the pioneering Yelloway
char-a-banc holiday
to Torquay in August
1911. The hotel was
used regularly by Yelloway throughout
the 'Golden Days of
Motor Coaching'.
The Livermead House
Hotel above as it
looked when the
first Yelloway
passengers arrived.
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(Photo courtesy of
Devon General
Society)
Above
is a fine evening
shot taken outside
the Livermead House
Hotel during the
1930s
of two AEC 'Ranger'
coaches of the
Torquay company of
Grey Cars Ltd.
Grey Cars regularly
transported Yelloway
passengers from the
Livermead House
Hotel to
local
beauty
spots
and
places
of
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Below
is the Livermead
House Hotel today in
all it's splendour.
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www.livermead.com
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Looking forward to
meeting all
enthusiasts, old and
new, again at this
splendid venue.
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