The Heritage Quiz №4 Can you work out the identities of these famous people who had connections with Torbay and the surrounding areas? 1. Known as ‘The Calculating Boy’ and born in Moretonhampstead, this calculating prodigy became an international star while still a child, later becoming a notable engineer. He died at his home on Warfleet Road in Dartmouth where a blue plaque can be seen today. Who was he? 2. Inventor of the jet turbine engine, which had a major impact on our fortunes in WW2, he spent much of his retirement at his house Walland Hill in Chagford where a red plaque can be seen. Who was he? 3. Anna Constantia Thynne was an authority on early life on earth. After researching rockpools in Torbay, she invented the world’s first what?
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4. After inventing stainless steel, also known as rustless steel, he settled in Torquay and died at Livermead in 1948 where a blue plaque can be seen at Mead Road. Who was he? 5. A world famous explorer, who graduated from Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, his final written words included, “We shall stick it out to the end. It seems a pity but I do not think I can write any more.” A commemorative statue can be seen at Mount Wise Plymouth. Who was he? 6. The elegant property now known as Wylam House in Torquay was home to Lord Herbert Plumer, a heroic British army officer. What earth-shattering event did he superintend at Ypres while fighting the Germans in WW1?
7. Elizabeth Goudge was a writer, hugely popular in the UK and America; she spent many years at Marldon. What was the name of her 1950 novel, which featured The Chapel of St Michael at Torre in Torquay? 8. Born at Plympton near Plymouth this renowned
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