Devonport
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Map of Devon
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Devonport books (23 available)
- 8 photos on Devonport appear in 4 Frith books - View photos of Devonport
- Read extracts and see photos from these books on Devonport and Devon
Devonport memories
Read and share memories of Devonport and Devon inspired by Frith photos
George Henry Finch
My Great, Great Grandfather served on this ship several times as a signalman ending in 1889 as 2nd Yeoman.
Ian Finch, Truro, Cornwall
ifinch@brannel.cornwall.sch.uk
Contributed by Ian Finch
Great Great Grandad was on HMS Royal Adelaide
Amazed I've found this. My great great grandad Samuel Jeffery served on this ship as a Ward R steward (1871 Census). Seeing this ship really helps to bring history to life.
Contributed by Jenny Harrod
Grandfathers Ship
My Grandfather John Collier served onboard, 6 different occasions between 1874 and 1886.
Contributed by Noel Crook
HMS Imgregnable
My Great Great Grandfather Frederick George Rivers served and trained on this ship from 1886 to 1887, and trained on another 5 ships in Devonport between 1881 and 1891. Including HMS Duke of Wellington, HMS Rupert and HMS Northampton. He served on his first ship at the age of 16.
Contributed by David Phillips
Extracts From Devonport & Devon books
As an important naval port, Plymouth has always had a large
contingent of military personnel stationed around its various districts.
Many impressive buildings, such as the barracks shown here, have been
built to accommodate them.
An extract from from"South Devon Coast Pocket Album".
Plymouth and Devonport were served by a number of ferries, including these wonderful steam-powered, chain-guided floating bridges on the Torpoint service, which were capable of carrying wheeled vehicles. Services operated were Ferry Road to Torpoint (fares 1d and 2d); the Barbican to Turnchapel and Oreston; Admiral’s Hard to Cremyll (Mount Edgcumbe); and Mutton Cove to Cremyll.
An extract from from"Times Gone By".
Plymouth and Devonport were served by a number of ferries, including these wonderful steam-powered, chain-guided floating bridges on the Torpoint service, which were capable of carrying wheeled vehicles. Services operated were Ferry Road to Torpoint (fares 1d and 2d); the Barbican to Turnchapel and Oreston; Admiral’s Hard to Cremyll (Mount Edgcumbe); and Mutton Cove to Cremyll.
An extract from from"Countryside Poems".
Plymouth and Devonport were served by a number of ferries, including these wonderful steam-powered, chain-
guided floating bridges on the Torpoint service, which were capable of carrying wheeled vehicles. Services operated
were Ferry Road to Torpoint (fares 1d and 2d); the Barbican to Turnchapel and Oreston; Admiral’s Hard to Cremyll
(Mount Edgcumbe); and Mutton Cove to Cremyll.
An extract from from"Victorian and Edwardian Maritime Album".
This is a fine view of the ‘Royal Adelaide’ (104 guns). Laid down at Plymouth Dockyard as HMS ‘London’ in 1819, her
name was changed during her somewhat slow construction; she was not launched until July 1828. ‘Royal Adelaide’ was
one of the first ships of the line to have planking right round the bow at the height of the forecastle. The weakest part
of all wooden warships from the age of sail was the stern. There are numerous accounts of the destruction caused and
carnage wreaked by a warship crossing the stern of another and raking it with gunfire at close quarters. The original
specification for ‘Royal Adelaide’ called for the strengthening of the stern and reducing the size of the windows in the
officers’ quarters. Officers raised such objections that the plans were dropped and her stern remained open.
An extract from from"Victorian and Edwardian Maritime Album".