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Portrait of Sir Robert Palk by Sir Joshua Reynolds reproduced by kind permission of Miles Barton.
Sir Robert Palk
1st Baronet, MP
1717-1798
Sir Robert started the development of Torquay and a little dynasty of Ashburton MPs. On the way he gave St Andrew’s Church its organ and pulpit, and the town its Tavern Clock, which is a notable feature of our Museum.
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