Devonport, Royal Hotel, Fore Street 1890
Photo ref: 22446
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Photo ref: 22446
Photo of Devonport, Royal Hotel, Fore Street 1890

More about this scene

Devonport stands to the west of the city of Plymouth, and is the newest of the three towns that make up Devon's largest urban area. In Nelson's day the town was known simply as 'Dock' or 'Plymouth Dock', only acquiring its present name in 1824.

A Selection of Memories from Devonport

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Devonport

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My wife's great great grandfather served on the Royal Adelaide
My great uncle served on the training ship HMS impregnable in 1920 Devonport before it was out of service 1921. When it was broken up and timbers used to rebuild and refurbish Liberty Store London. It was called various names in her past. Howe, Bulwark. Wendy Candlin
Hi My Grand-father John Ralph Cantell started his Royal Navy career on board this ship. 22nd May -4th June 1886. He served until 1908, had a few years off! and then was called up for WW1, and served from 1914-1919.
I love Devonport and it has changed immensely. I am part of the Beyond The Walls Project and we are trying to collate as much of that change as possible. I grew up in the 1970's and 1980's. I love old photographs as they tell me so much about where I come from. The Frith Collection is a wonderful image bank. I am also capturing images of my own. Please email my project at beyondthewalls@outlook.com for more information.