The winter of 1962 to 1963 was known as the Big Freeze and the country lived through one of the coldest winters on record. At Torquay in Devon on the English Riveira in the summer of 1963 and the British weather lives up to expectation. Rain, rain, go away, come back another day. The weather is affecting the usual bustling seaside resort although local Bed and Breakfasts have no vacancies.