Agatha's Retreat. In 1926 Agatha Christie hid away in the Old Swan Hotel. Her 10 day disappearance created one of the greatest man-hunts in history The Old Swan, Harrogate Colour: This plaque is purple, white and green glass claret orange purple clear bronze grey stone red slate wood blue black brass multicoloured pink brushed metal green maroon film cell green and red Belgian Blue Stone red and black yellow terracotta marble brown silver white gold Wikimedia: Flickr: [geolocate this address] Google Streetview OpenStreetMap See also... Gwynhafyr on Flickr Oxfordshire Churches on Flickr Chris on Flickr Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Nick Harrison on Flickr Spudgun67 on Wikimedia Commons Nick Harrison on Flickr Agatha Christie surfed here 1922 Dcs57 on Wikimedia Commons All Saints Church, Torre. Agatha Christie (nee Miller) writer and playwright 1890-1976 ...