MOVERS AND SHAKERS
TORRINGTON PEOPLE
Rev. W. Keble Martin
William Keble Martin was Vicar of Torrington and in his late 80s when a book of his flower paintings became a bestseller in 1967, even being issued as postage stamps
Torrington Cavaliers
Fundraising and supporting Torrington’s community since the early 70s, the Cavaliers’ bonfires are legendary, breaking world records and attracting worldwide interest
Thomas Fowler
A local bank manager and printer, Thomas Fowler was the unsung 19th Century genius who invented the precursors of the central heating system and the computer
Cardinal Wolsey
Long before he rose to national fame in the 16th Century, Thomas Wolsey began his church career as Rector of St. Michael & All Angels’ church here in Torrington
Margaret Beaufort
Mother of Henry VII and grandmother to Henry VIII, she held the manor of Torrington in the 15th Century and had a huge house and estate on the north side of the town