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District of Torquay, Devon, England
Babbacombe is a district of Torquay, Devon, England. It is notable for Babbacombe Model Village, the Babbacombe Theatre and its clifftop green, Babbacombe
Babbacombe
British murderer who escaped execution three times
John Henry George "Babbacombe" Lee (15 August 1864 – 19 March 1945) was an Englishman famous for surviving three attempts to hang him for murder. Born
John_Babbacombe_Lee
1971 studio album by Fairport Convention
"Babbacombe" Lee is a 1971 album by British folk rock group Fairport Convention, which tells the life story of John Babbacombe Lee, a Victorian-era alleged
"Babbacombe"_Lee
Funicular railway in Torquay, Devon, England
Babbacombe Cliff Railway, also known as the Babbacombe Cliff Lift, is a funicular railway in the town of Torquay in the English county of Devon. It links
Babbacombe_Cliff_Railway
Protected area in Devon, England
Babbacombe Cliffs is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Devon, England. It is located north of the town of Babbacombe and is a coastline below
Babbacombe_Cliffs
Miniature village and railway
Babbacombe Model Village is the UK's largest[citation needed] miniature village located in Babbacombe in Torquay, Devon. The Model Village offers extensive
Babbacombe_Model_Village
British actress
and made her stage debut at the age of two. She first appeared at the Babbacombe theatre, Torquay as part of the supporting act Kidz Aloud troupe aged
Lily_Laight
Football club
Babbacombe Football Club was an English football club based in Torquay, Devon. The club existed from 1903 until 1921 before merging with Torquay Town to
Babbacombe_F.C.
Bay in England, UK
Babbacombe Bay is a South-East Devon shallow, wide, continuation of the main sweep of Lyme Bay which, in turn, to the east is the western end of the Jurassic
Babbacombe_Bay
British table for the calculation of the length of rope to use in long-drop hangings
hangings. Following a series of failed hangings, including those of John Babbacombe Lee, a committee chaired by Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare was formed
Official_Table_of_Drops
Town in Devon, England
close permanently. Other attractions are the Babbacombe Model Village, which opened in 1963, the Babbacombe Theatre, which opened in 1939, and the Princess
Torquay
Theatre in Devon, England
The Babbacombe Theatre is a theatre in Babbacombe in Torquay, South Devon, England. Refurbished in 2009, the venue has been part of the Bay's tourism
Babbacombe_Theatre
British priest
Vicar of Babbacombe (6 August 1830 – 5 August 1911) was a High Church Anglican priest and founder of the church of All Saints', Babbacombe and a friend
John_Hewett_(priest)
Execution survivor (1929–1947)
the United States in 1947 Capital punishment in the United States John Babbacombe Lee Joseph Samuel "Goes Second Time into Death Seat". News-Star (Monroe
Willie_Francis
Association football club in England
this period the ground was shared with the team's remaining local rival Babbacombe. Both sides were playing in the same league, the Plymouth and District
Torquay_United_F.C.
1973 studio album by Fairport Convention
Genre British folk rock Labels Island (UK) A&M (US) Producer Trevor Lucas Fairport Convention chronology "Babbacombe" Lee (1971) Rosie (1973) Nine (1973)
Rosie (Fairport Convention album)
Rosie_(Fairport_Convention_album)
Former military hospital in Torquay, England
medical facility run by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Torquay suburb of Babbacombe, Devon, England, during the Second World War. The RAF requisitioned the
RAF_Hospital_Torquay
Beach in Devon, England
breccia cliffs, below the Babbacombe district of Torbay, Devon in England. The beach is linked to Babbacombe town by the Babbacombe Cliff Railway. The beach
Oddicombe_Beach
Borough in Devon, England
although Torquay itself stretches further north into Babbacombe Bay, where the beaches at Oddicombe, Babbacombe and Maidencombe can be found; these are noted
Torbay
Area of Torquay, Devon, England
include Babbacombe Cliff Railway, Babbacombe Downs with its fine views across Lyme Bay, Bygones Victorian Museum and the Model Village at Babbacombe. The
St_Marychurch
Westmacott was born on 12 April 1925 at Coombe House, St George's Crescent in Babbacombe, Torquay, Devon. He was the oldest of three children of Horatio Westmacott
Mike_Westmacott
English folk rock group
Swarbrick, based on the life of John "Babbacombe" Lee, "the man they couldn't hang" and released with the title Babbacombe Lee (1971). The concept format, originally
Fairport_Convention
1971 studio album by Fairport Convention
36:46 Label Island Producers Fairport Convention & John Wood Fairport Convention chronology Full House (1970) Angel Delight (1971) "Babbacombe" Lee (1971)
Angel_Delight_(album)
Model village; miniature building models
Miniatura, Catalunya Swiss Vapeur Parc, Valais Kyiv in Miniature Babbacombe Model Village, Babbacombe, Devon Bekonscot, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire Bourton-on-the-Water
Miniature_park
Atherington Aunk Aveton Gifford Awliscombe Axminster Axmouth Aylesbeare Babbacombe Babeny Badworthy Ballhill Bampton Bantham Cross Barnstaple Beaford Beaworthy
List_of_places_in_Devon
Headland on the south coast of Devon, England
Hope's Nose is a coastal headland, separating Tor Bay from Babbacombe Bay. It is visible from much of the town and harbour of Torquay, Devon. It has been
Hope's_Nose
Association football league in England
Paignton Saints Plymouth True Blues Totnes & Dartington Watts Blake Bearne Babbacombe Corinthians Barton Athletic Beesands Rovers Bovey Tracey Reserves Brixham
South_Devon_Football_League
Swarbrick, based on the life of John "Babbacombe" Lee, "the man they couldn't hang" and released with the title Babbacombe Lee (1971). These two albums were
List of Fairport Convention members
List_of_Fairport_Convention_members
Museum in Devon, England
Torquay Museum is a museum located on Babbacombe Road, in the town of Torquay, Devon, England. The building has been a grade II listed building since 1975
Torquay_Museum
English actor
Sam's Game Robert 1 episode 2001 Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) Brian Babbacombe 1 episode 2001 The Way We Live Now Sir Damask Monogram Miniseries, 1 episode
Rupert_Vansittart
German criminal
The boat was swept away in a storm, with all presumed lost at sea. John Babbacombe Lee Willie Francis "The Man They Couldn't Hang". The Sydney Morning Herald
Joseph_Samuel
Prison in Dorset, England
Roy Chubby Brown Tom Clarke John Daly Michael Davitt George Edalji John Babbacombe Lee Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Charles Wells Irving Ampofo Adjei "Portland
HM_Prison_Portland
Municipal building in St Marychurch, Devon, England
developer for £500,000 in 2005; the proceeds applied for works on the Babbacombe Cliff Railway and the town hall was subsequently converted into apartments
St_Marychurch_Town_Hall
English religious enthusiast
statue of Mount Temple, designed by Arthur George Walker, was erected in Babbacombe. A horse trough near the Torre railway station is also dedicated to her
Georgina Cowper-Temple, Baroness Mount Temple
Georgina_Cowper-Temple,_Baroness_Mount_Temple
Football stadium in Torquay, Devon, England
home of the new club, and the shared home of local rivals Babbacombe. Torquay Town and Babbacombe finally merged and became Torquay United (again) in 1921
Plainmoor
Football club
United to form Torquay Town. A further merger between Torquay Town and Babbacombe resulted in the formation of the current Torquay United. Ellacombe CLB
Ellacombe_F.C.
English folk-rock musician (1941–2016)
result was a folk-rock opera album "Babbacombe" Lee, mostly written by Swarbrick (telling the true story of John Babbacombe Lee, a man convicted of murder
Dave_Swarbrick
English musician (born 1950)
dulcimer. He began song writing on the next two albums Angel Delight and "Babbacombe" Lee (both 1971). "Breakfast in Mayfair" on the latter was his first solo
Simon_Nicol
British actor (1876–1953)
September 1876 London, United Kingdom Died 1953(1953-00-00) (aged 76–77) Babbacombe, Devon, United Kingdom Other names Humberstone Wright, Humberston H. Wright
Humberston_Wright
British engineer and politician (1858–1938)
"A Brief History and Explanation of Technology Babbacombe Cliff Railway". Friends of the Babbacombe Cliff Railway. Archived from the original on 2 October
George_Marks,_1st_Baron_Marks
1989 song by Steve Harley
the track was from the forthcoming movie Babbacombe Lee. The film, based on the true story of John 'Babbacombe' Lee, who survived three attempts to hang
When I'm with You (Steve Harley song)
When_I'm_with_You_(Steve_Harley_song)
Liege & Lief July 1970 Full House June 1971 Angel Delight November 1971 "Babbacombe" Lee March 1973 Rosie October 1973 Nine June 1975 Rising for the Moon
Fairport Convention discography
Fairport_Convention_discography
12 episodes 1995 Mole's Christmas Various Voice only 1996 Cuts Henry Babbacombe TV film 1997 Dear Nobody Mr Garton Scene Episode: "A Man of Letters" 1998
List of Peter Davison performances
List_of_Peter_Davison_performances
Northern Irish singer (1935–1996)
with a small party of friends and family at an Italian restaurant in Babbacombe. Murray had two children from her marriage to Burgess, Julie (b. 1960)
Ruby_Murray
Funicular railway in North Yorkshire, England
"A Brief History and Explanation of Technology Babbacombe Cliff Railway". Friends of the Babbacombe Cliff Railway. Archived from the original on 2 October
Saltburn_Cliff_Lift
Former English tram company
opening was then able to take place on 5 April 1907, but the line to Babbacombe was not ready until the end of the year and that along the seafront was
Torquay_Tramways
Prison in Devon, England
many executions. Of particular note is the attempted execution of John Babbacombe Lee in February 1885. Three attempts were made to carry out his execution
HM_Prison_Exeter
Torquay United 1921–22 football season
its own. The seaside resort's two foremost sides were Torquay Town and Babbacombe and, while they had both enjoyed success in the Plymouth & District League
1921–22 Torquay United F.C. season
1921–22_Torquay_United_F.C._season
"I'm a Mortal Unlucky Old Chap" 5183. "The Stag-Hunting Ballad" 5184. "Babbacombe Lee" "Toll the Bell Sammy O" 5185. "Sheelicks" 5186. "no record" 5187
List of folk songs by Roud number
List_of_folk_songs_by_Roud_number
Founders and manufacturers of heavy machinery
locations. In 1951, Halls were responsible for the modernisation of the Babbacombe Cliff Lift. They continued to make lifts and escalators until 1968 when
J_&_E_Hall
British folk festival roster
13 August Knacker's Yard Dan Ar Braz Fairport Convention Performing "Babbacombe Lee" The Home Service Saturday 14 August Captains Coco's Country Dance
Fairport's Cropredy Convention appearances
Fairport's_Cropredy_Convention_appearances
Area of the English Channel
craft, killing 749 American Army and Navy personnel in the middle of Babbacombe Bay, the most unbounded western sub-bay of the bay. A ship commissioned
Lyme_Bay
1921 film
is a 1921 Australian silent film based on the true life story of John "Babbacombe Lee. It is a remake of a 1912 film with some extra scenes of Lee's childhood
The Life Story of John Lee, or The Man They Could Not Hang (1921 film)
The_Life_Story_of_John_Lee,_or_The_Man_They_Could_Not_Hang_(1921_film)
British politician (1827–1904)
six months' in prison. In 1885 he similarly saw commutation of John 'Babbacombe' Lee's death penalty to life imprisonment after his execution failed three
William_Harcourt_(politician)
1895 Southend-on-Sea Southend Cliff Lift 1912 Inclined elevator Torquay Babbacombe Cliff Railway 1926 Wakefield National Coal Mining Museum 1988 or 1990
List_of_funicular_railways
Media personality
the play The Man They Could Not Hang, based on the life story of John Babbacombe Lee, including Lytton's 1912 version of the story. Sterry took the film
Arthur_W._Sterry
British singer
to the judges' houses round. In February 2013, Keedie performed at the Babbacombe Theatre, Torquay, in their summer season production Spellbound. During
Keedie_Babb
English naval architect
Philip Watts, whom he succeeded in 1902 as chief architect. He died at Babbacombe, Torquay. Pike, William Thomas, ed. (1910). British Engineers and Allied
Josiah_Richard_Perrett
Book by Georgette Heyer
cousin Nathaniel Coate, Henry's friend Gunn, Coate's servant Wilfred Babbacombe, Jack's ex-Army friend Edward Brean, missing toll-gate keeper Ben Brean
The_Toll-Gate
Bay in Devon, England
but was attacked by German vessels. Lyme Bay, the parent bay Tor Bay Babbacombe Bay Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792:
Start_Bay
incarnation of Torquay United was formed by the merger of Torquay Town and Babbacombe in 1921, Torquay Town striker Crad Evans was installed as the club's first
List of Torquay United F.C. managers
List_of_Torquay_United_F.C._managers
English painter
There Blunden attended a Quaker school. She was a trained governess in Babbacombe, Devon before leaving to study art in London. She took classes at Leigh's
Anna_Blunden
Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire 1795 Methodist / URC Furrough Cross URC Babbacombe, Devon 1850 URC Glastonbury URC Glastonbury, Somerset 1662 URC Glenorchy
List of churches in the United Reformed Church
List_of_churches_in_the_United_Reformed_Church
Former theatre in Devon, England
O'Connor 1981 - Freddie Starr 1981 - Dana; the show transferred from Babbacombe Theatre 1982 - Danny La Rue 1987 - Michael Barrymore 1988 - The Cannon
Festival_Theatre,_Paignton
Area of Torquay in Devon, England
beach due to its location away from the more popular tourist areas of Babbacombe and Torre Abbey. The Osbourne hotel overlooks the beach. Meadfoot beach
Meadfoot
Extinct genus of reptiles
Geology of the South Coast of England, from Bridport Harbour, Dorset, to Babbacombe Bay, Devon". Transactions of the Geological Society of London. 2. 1 (1):
Temnodontosaurus
English ecclesiologist and antiquary
the Torquay Cemetery on 6 August 1917, a service at All Saints' Church, Babbacombe, preceding the funeral which was attended by numerous friends. Some Old
John_Stabb_(ecclesiologist)
Football club
merging with Babbacombe to form Torquay United. By 1910, the Devon town of Torquay had three established amateur football teams in Babbacombe (competing
Torquay_Town_F.C.
role was performed by him in the show "The Prince and the Pauper" at Babbacombe Theatre on 21 November 2009. In the show "Old Tyme Music Hall" that took
Oliver_Taylor_(actor)
English actor and dancer (1854–1894)
loved by both her fellow artists and audiences. Rosina Vokes died at Babbacombe in Torquay in January 1894. The Vokes family through their mother's brother
Rosina_Vokes
Church in Somerset, England
Sampford Brett, with the windows and dressings in Doulting stone, piers of Babbacombe marble and slabs of Bath stone covering the roof. Designed in the Early
Church of St Etheldreda, West Quantoxhead
Church_of_St_Etheldreda,_West_Quantoxhead
English island in the Bristol Channel
bottle from one of the seamen of HMS Caledonia was washed ashore between Babbacombe and Peppercombe in Devon. The letter, dated 15 August 1843, read: "Dear
Lundy
annexe to RAF Prestwick. RAF Babbacombe England Devon 1940 1945 No. 1 Aircrew Receiving Centre, originally and now Babbacombe Theatre. RAF Babdown Farm BF
List of former Royal Air Force stations
List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations
English author (1895–1986)
Peter and Paul (1940) Ten Way Street (1940) The Man in the Dark (1940) Babbacombe (1941) Under the Rainbow (1941) Summer Pudding (1943) Murder While You
Noel_Streatfeild
British peeress
(bottom step). She had been a devout worshipper at All Saints Church, Babbacombe, and her interment was presided over by the church's first incumbent,
Anne Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland
Anne_Sutherland-Leveson-Gower,_Duchess_of_Sutherland
English footballer (1911–1996)
twice by England at Schools level. Born in Babbacombe, Torquay, Sid Cann joined Torquay United from Babbacombe school in November 1928, making his league
Sid_Cann
South Korea Busan Metro Line 4, Sillim Line 1,727 mm 5 ft 8 in England Babbacombe Cliff Railway and Fisherman's Walk Cliff Railway United States Central
List_of_track_gauges
English actor
in Blackpool and Torquay, where he led the cast for three years at the Babbacombe Theatre. Slack's first appearance in pantomime at Birmingham Hippodrome
Matt_Slack
English footballer
join Torquay United, the result of a merger between Torquay Town and Babbacombe. Kellock appeared regularly for the club in the Southern League and finished
Billy_Kellock
Model village in Beaconsfield, England
inspired a trend for model villages in British seaside resort towns such as Babbacombe, Southport and Southsea. By the 1960s it was owned and run by the Bekonscot
Bekonscot
English transport historian (1915–2000)
his wife, Katherine Lillias, daughter of Thomas Finch, a doctor from Babbacombe, Devon. His father was killed on the Somme in France in 1918. He and his
Jack_Simmons_(historian)
1912 Australian film
Australian silent film based on a stage play about the true life story of John Babbacombe Lee. Its original title was In the Shadow of the Scaffold, or The Man
The Life Story of John Lee, or The Man They Could Not Hang (1912 film)
The_Life_Story_of_John_Lee,_or_The_Man_They_Could_Not_Hang_(1912_film)
Torquay United 1929–30 football season
Torquay's greatest ever home-grown players appeared together. Born in Babbacombe, Sid Cann had joined the Magpies the previous season at the age of 16
1929–30 Torquay United F.C. season
1929–30_Torquay_United_F.C._season
Record label discography
9175 – King Crimson: Islands, 1971 ILPS 9176 – Fairport Convention: "Babbacombe" Lee, 1971 ILPS 9177 – War: All Day Music, 1971 (catalogue number originally
Island_Records_discography
Pre-dreadnought battleship of the British Royal Navy
suffered two significant mishaps. On 19 August 1909 she struck a reef in Babbacombe Bay, damaging her bottom. On 29 October 1909 she collided with torpedo
HMS_Hannibal_(1896)
prominent football teams, Babbacombe and Ellacombe, with a view to creating a third professional club within Devon. Although Babbacombe rejected the idea of
List of Torquay United F.C. seasons
List_of_Torquay_United_F.C._seasons
United in 1920. Torquay United created by the merger of Torquay Town and Babbacombe in 1921. Torquay Town was itself created by the merger of the original
List_of_football_club_mergers
Calendar year
Vietnam. An English executioner fails after several attempts to hang John Babbacombe Lee, sentenced for the murder of his employer Emma Keyse; Lee's sentence
1885
Pier in North Yorkshire, England
"A Brief History and Explanation of Technology Babbacombe Cliff Railway". Friends of the Babbacombe Cliff Railway. Archived from the original on 2 October
Saltburn_Pier
Former RNLI lifeboat station in Devon, England
would then be available to be transported across the Thatcher headland to Babbacombe Bay, if required. On 24 May 1876, the lifeboat was drawn on its carriage
Torquay_Lifeboat_Station
Town in Hertfordshire, England
are also many other small factories. Fairport Convention's 1971 album "Babbacombe" Lee was inspired by an old newspaper story that fiddle player Dave Swarbrick
Ware,_Hertfordshire
Geopark in England
community via education. Many places in Torbay are Geopark attractions. Babbacombe Cliffs have upside down layering of slates and limestone formed during
English_Riviera_Geopark
Pre-dreadnought battleship of the British Royal Navy
mishap on 21 August 1909 when she damaged her bottom by striking a reef in Babbacombe Bay. She underwent a refit in 1912, and later that year was transferred
HMS_Illustrious_(1896)
Rotherhithe and Fellow of Clare College John Hewett founder of All Saints', Babbacombe James Butler Knill Kelly, Anglican Bishop of Newfoundland Hugh Latimer
List of alumni of Clare College, Cambridge
List_of_alumni_of_Clare_College,_Cambridge
Czechoslovak World War II flying ace
promoted to Leading Aircraftman and posted to No. 1 Reception Wing at Babbacombe in Devon to start training to be a pilot. From June to September 1941
Otto_Smik
British documentary filmmaker and writer (born 1947)
craftsmen. He followed with the feature-length The Man They Couldn't Hang: Babbacombe Lee for the BBC with the folk-rock group Fairport Convention. In 1975
Mark_Kidel
League (when they were known as Torquay Town) in 1912. After merging with Babbacombe and reverting to the name of Torquay United, the club won the Southern
List of Torquay United F.C. records and statistics
List_of_Torquay_United_F.C._records_and_statistics
English singer and folklorist
1966 Singing The Fishing – A Radio Ballad, Argo Records (UK) LP, 1967 "Babbacombe" Lee by Fairport Convention (1971), Island Records: Narration and arrangement
A._L._Lloyd
Wilkinson. In 1848 his father, in poor health, moved with the family to Babbacombe, Devon. Pullen matriculated at Clare College, Cambridge in 1855, where
Henry_William_Pullen
under the General Pier and Harbour Act 1861 relating to Babbacombe and Great Yarmouth. Babbacombe Pier Order 1901 Great Yarmouth Wellington Pier Order
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1901
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1901
BABBACOMBE
BABBACOMBE
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Devon)
English (chiefly Devon) : probably from a Middle English nickname, bab(e) ‘baby’, but possibly from the female personal name Babb(e), a pet form of Barbara (see Barbary), or the Old English personal name Babba, found in several place names, including Babbacombe in Devon and Babington in Somerset.Variant of German Bobb (see Bob).
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