I also found these pretty plates in the Totnes flea market...for a snip!
And this pretty plate stand in 'This 'n That. '
Paignton has not altered much since I was a child, although sadly one or two of the more 'classy' shops have disappeared.
It's a typical seaside town with oodles of very tacky 'grock shops' (as we call them )... and lots of noise!
'Grocks' or 'Grockles' ...yes, our name for the holidaymakers!
For a good part of the year, we live alongside them... or learn to avoid them!
Torbay is a grock trap and we grumble like hell about them...but
we need them because the tourist industry is vital to South Devon .
So, on the plus side, it keeps many in employment.
On the not so plus side...it keeps our water rates high and our roads jam packed!
Living near a main line station is a bonus and we let the train take the strain whenever we can!
The train arrives right in the middle of Paignton town centre, so you are there in an instant and this means that you can make a very quick getaway when you have had enough ...which will probably be sooner rather than later!!
However, look beyond the grock goodies and you will see an interesting town with some lovely architecture. People tend to forget that when they are queueing for their ice creams or shoving their pennies into slot machines.
'Look up ' is my motto!
Paignton has a strange appeal.
I love these candy coloured houses...mostly B&B accommodation.
You can take a lovely walk from the station to the harbour and then back to the pier,
Overlooking the beach, is this imposing Victorian building with its impressive and distinctive doric columns and commanding view of the bay. It was built as a Gentlemen's Club in 1884 and today it is just that!
Pretty little touches dotted here and there.
A lovely bit of thatch ...above not below...I mean have you ever seen a thatched pier?!!! LOL
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