25-565: [REDACTED] Look up Westward Ho! in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Westward Ho may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Literature [ edit ] Westward Ho (play) , a 1604 play by John Webster and Thomas Dekker Westward Ho! , an 1832 novel by James Kirke Paulding Westward Ho! (novel) , an 1855 British historical novel by Charles Kingsley Film [ edit ] Westward Ho! (1919 film) ,
50-428: A 1948 collection of miscellaneous pieces by S. J. Perelman Westward Whoa , a 1936 Looney Tunes short film Worstward Ho , a 1983 Samuel Beckett text Eastward Hoe , a 1605 satire on the 1604 play Northward Ho , a 1607 response to the preceding Inward Ho , a 1923 collection of essays by the journalist Christopher Morley Southward Ho , a 1939 film starring Roy Rogers Spaceward Ho! ,
75-494: A Company. The salubrity and beauty of the North of Devon have long been known and appreciated. Sir James Clark has placed it in the highest position for health-giving qualities; and the recent publication of Professor Kingsley's "Westward Ho" has excited increased public attention to the western part, more especially, of this romantic and beautiful coast. Nothing but a want of accommodation for visitors has hitherto prevented its being
100-652: A landmark hotel in Phoenix, Arizona, US Westward Ho Hotel and Casino , a defunct hotel and casino in Las Vegas, US Westward Ho, Alberta , an unincorporated community in Canada Transportation [ edit ] Westward Ho , a GWR 3031 Class locomotive Ships [ edit ] Westward Ho! (clipper) , an 1852 California, US clipper USS Westward Ho (ID-3098) , a ship built by Columbia River Shipbuilding Westward Ho TN 54,
125-465: A mural by Emanuel Leutze, popular name Westward Ho Places [ edit ] England [ edit ] Westward Ho! , a village in Devon, Westward Ho, a district of Grimsby , Lincolnshire Royal North Devon Golf Club , also known as Westward Ho! North America [ edit ] University Golf Club , British Columbia, Canada, original name Westward Ho! Westward Ho (Phoenix) ,
150-438: A silent film based on the novel of the same name Westward Ho (1935 film) , starring John Wayne Westward Ho! (1940 film) , a British public information film Westward Ho (1942 film) , one in a series of western films known as The Three Mesquiteers Westward Ho! (1988 film) , an animated film produced by Burbank Films Australia Songs [ edit ] "Westward Ho", performed by Westside Connection on
175-645: A smack from the Sloop period , Faroe Islands Other uses [ edit ] Operation 'Westward Ho', a UK government scheme to resettle displaced persons as European Voluntary Workers in UK after the Second World War See also [ edit ] Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway , England Westward Ho the Wagons! , a 1956 film starring Fess Parker and George Reeves Westward Ha! ,
200-499: A submerged forest that date to the Mesolithic period have been excavated on the shoreline at Westward Ho!. The village has become more residential as holiday camps closed and houses and flats were erected. One former camp was Torville Camp. The two major holiday camps still running are Surfbay Holiday Park and Braddick's Holiday Centre. The United Services College, a public school for boys aged about thirteen to eighteen,
225-479: A video game first released in 1990 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Westward Ho . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Westward_Ho&oldid=1022761505 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
250-478: Is an electoral ward with the same name. The population at the 2011 census was 2,112. Westward Ho! is noted for its unusual place name . The village name comes from the title of Charles Kingsley 's novel Westward Ho! (1855), which was set in nearby Bideford. The book was a bestseller, and entrepreneurs saw the opportunity to develop tourism in the area. The Northam Burrows Hotel and Villa Building Company, chaired by Isaac Newton Wallop, 5th Earl of Portsmouth ,
275-479: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Westward Ho! Westward Ho! is a seaside village near Bideford in Devon , England . The A39 road provides access from the towns of Barnstaple , Bideford , and Bude . It lies at the south end of Northam Burrows and faces westward into Bideford Bay , opposite Saunton Sands and Braunton Burrows . There
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#1732782489659300-530: Is the only such place name in the British Isles ; Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! , Quebec , Canada , shares the distinction of having an exclamation mark in its name. Development of the village began ten years after the 1855 Kingsley novel was published, in order to satisfy the Victorians' passion for seaside holidays. The United Services College was founded in the village in 1874. Shell middens and
325-468: The Variscan Orogeny ; in the present day they dip at 50–70 degrees north and south. The wave-cut platform is an example of a multi-scale fault system, with the phases of tectonic activity exposed at low tide. A railway served Westward Ho! from 1901 to 1917. The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway was a standard gauge railway which ran between these places, but had no connection with
350-566: The 1880s to the beginning of World War II . The name of the period comes from the fact that a lot of Faroese persons bought used sloops , mainly smacks , from the UK , and this gave an uprise in fishery on the islands. A smack is called slupp in Faroese, from the English word sloop. The Faroe Islands got their first fishing fleet. These fishing vessels were fishing from spring to autumn mainly in
375-763: The United Services College (later absorbed by Haileybury College , which is now in Hertfordshire ). His collection of stories, Stalky & Co , published in 1899, was based on his experiences at the College. To commemorate his living there, the first stanza of his poem " If— " is set into the pavement on the promenade in granite setts. Westward Ho! is twinned with Mondeville in France, and Büddenstedt in Germany. The town lends its name to
400-466: The album Bow Down "Westward Ho", by John Parr from the 1990 film Go Trabi Go "Westward Ho!", by Moondog " Westward Ho! - Massive Letdown ", a 2014 song by Half Man Half Biscuit "Westward Ho!", a 2014 album by Police Dog Hogan Others [ edit ] Custer's Revenge , a 1982 Atari 2600 video game also called Westward Ho Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way ,
425-472: The long expanse of clean sand backed by a pebble ridge and grasslands which extends for about three miles. It has two churches, Westward Ho! Baptist Church and Holy Trinity Church. The seaward part of the village lies within the North Devon Coast , an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . The rocks on the coastline of Westward Ho! are of Upper Carboniferous age. The rocks were tilted during
450-520: The resort of families seeking the advantages of sea bathing, combined with the invigorating breezes of the Atlantic.... The hotel was named the Westward Ho!-tel, and the adjacent villas were also named after the book. As further development took place, the expanding settlement also acquired the name of Westward Ho! The exclamation mark is therefore an intentional part of the village's name. It
475-479: The rest of the railway system, though there was a pedestrian ferry link from Appledore to Instow which was connected to the rest of the rail network of Britain. A section of the trackbed is used as part of the South West Coast Path . The West Country class locomotive number 21C136 (later 34036 ), built initially for Southern Railways and later British Rail , was named "Westward Ho!" after
500-455: The song "Westward Ho! - Massive Letdown" by the band Half Man Half Biscuit which recounts a dream about holidaying in the town. The song also mentions the nearby town of Northam . Sloop period The Sloop Period Faroese : Slupptíðin is a period in Faroese history, where the Faroese society transformed from a feudal society to a semi-industrial society. The period spans from
525-874: The town. It is also known for the Royal North Devon Golf Club , the oldest golf course in England and Wales . Other attractions of the village include the arcades, a go-kart track and the Rock Pool a tidal lido . Adapted Bailey bridges were tested at Westward Ho! as part of the Mulberry Harbour project, as well as the Panjandrum by the Directorate of Miscellaneous Weapons Development . Rudyard Kipling spent several of his childhood years at Westward Ho!, where he attended
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#1732782489659550-605: The waters around Iceland. Faroese women got an opportunity to earn money for the first time, when they went to work in the fish industry onshore, supplied by the sloops. The sloops were fishing cod, which was dried and salted , also known as klippfisk because they were often dried by lying on bare rocks. There are still two smacks from the Sloop period in the Faroe Islands, which are still sailing, but nowadays mainly for pleasure trips. The smack Johanna TG 326 from Vágur ,
575-634: Was built in Rye, East Sussex in 1884, sold to Grimsby in October 1894 and to Jákup Dahl in Vágur on Suðuroy in December 1894. It was in active fishery until 1972. In 1981 it was in very bad shape and sold for 1 DKK to the local fond named after the smack Johanna TG 326. They collected money in order to restore the vessel and they managed to get it back into its original shape. In Tórhavn they have maintained
600-428: Was formed in 1863, and its prospectus stated: This Company has been formed for the erection of a Family Hotel, on an Estate purchased for the purpose immediately contiguous to Northam Burrows, and of Villas and Lodging Houses for Sale or Lease. The want of such accommodation has long been felt, and as no attempt to supply it has hitherto been made by individuals, it is deemed to be a legitimate project to be undertaken by
625-625: Was founded at Westward Ho! in 1874 and had the aim of preparing boys for the army and navy and for the service of the British Empire . It lasted until 1906, when it merged with the Imperial Service College in Berkshire and closed its site at Westward Ho!. Notable old boys included Rudyard Kipling , whose book Stalky & Co. (1899) is based on his time at the College. Westward Ho! is known for its surfing seas and
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