Cockrem 6
Please note: New Cockrem 6
Cockrem´s Guide Book to Torquay – Map 1
Was previously Westley 1
The first edition of Cockrem's Tourist's Guide to Torquay appeared in 1856[1] but did not contain any map. There appear to be two editions of this: an illustrated version with up to 14 views by Rock & Co. (240pp.); and a cheaper verion with illustrations but lacking sections such as geology, climate etc. (163 pp.). There was no map included which is surprising, given that Cockrem had already published three good maps (Cockrem 3, 4 and 5) which could have been exploited.
A revised edition was published circa 1865.[2] This edition included two new maps, both supplied by Stanford in London (see next entry). The guide now had 208 pages and just one frontispiece illustration. Reprinting took place in circa 1870 (last date in text p. 20 with Belgrave Congregational Church) and circa 1875 (p. 13 to do with the Petty Sessions Court built by W A Goss), both guides now having 220 pages, two maps and a list of Hackney Carriage Fares. By this time Edward Cockrem had died (on 4th September 1872) and the guide was published by Westley & Co. shortly after they took over his business. A final revised edition appeared circa 1882, now under Westley´s title and imprint and simultaneously with a pocket-sized handy version with only one map (see next entry).
Size: 245 x 173 mm. (1 + 2 = 57 mm) MILES.
MAP OF TORQUAY and the ADJACENT COUNTRY (Ee). Imprint: Torquay: Edward Cockrem. (CeOS). Signature: Stanford's Geogl Estabt, Charing Cross, London (EeOS). Scale (AeOS).
The coast is shown from Clerk Rock north of Teignmouth as far as Durt Head south of Brixham. Ashprington (Ae) and Drum Bridge (Aa) are shown inland. Railway is shown with branch to Brixham.
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1. 1865 Cockrem's Tourist's Guide to
Torquay
Torquay. E Cockrem. (1865). KB.
Cockrem's Tourist's Guide
to Torquay
Torquay. E Cockrem. (1870). [CUL[3]].
2. 1875 Imprint: Torquay: Westley & Co. (late Cockrem). Librarians (CeOS). Along the right hand border, vertically, is a note: Westley & Cos. (late Cockrem) Large Plans of Torquay Price 1s 6d & 2s 6d. Ilsam has been corrected to Ilsham.
Cockrem's Tourist's
Guide to Torquay
Torquay.
Westley & Co. 1875. DevA[4].
3. 1882 Imprint now: Torquay:
Westley's Library (CeOS). Illustrated.
Westley's Tourist Guide to Torquay and its Neighbourhood Torquay. Westley's Library. (1882).[5] KB.
For Cockrem and Elliott´s A Guide to Torquay (1841) click here for access.
For Cockrem´s Map of the country ... neighbourhood of Torquay (1842) click here for access.
For Cockrem´s Plan of the Town of Torquay (1853) click here for access.
For Cockrem´s Map of Torquay and the Adjacent Country (1856) click here for access.
For Cockrem´s Map of Torquay and the Adjacent Country (by Stanford) (1864) click here for access.
For an overview of Cockrem´s life and works (and connection with the "Alphington Ponies") click here for access.
[1] The British Library date their first edition to 1856 (accession 12 DE 56) but this contains no map. One copy has a bookseller’s label of E L Seeley of Torquay. The last date in the text is 1853 (opening of the new Market).[2] Torquay Library has a copy dated 1865 which lacks any map but does have an engraving by Rock (D44 dated 12th June 1860 of Torquay from the Pier Head). Exeter date their earliest copy as 1865 but there is a note on page 13 dated 1875. The last dates In text are 1863 and 1864 in the section on climate by Edward Vivian
[3] Two copies dated 1868 and 1870.
[4] Two copies dated 1875 and 1878.
[5] Two adverts for insurers give financial positions for 1881, another established in 1782 is celebrating 100 years of business. However, the guide makes no mention of the Great Western Hotel built and opened in the same year which is shown on the second map of the 1882 edition.
