Devonport, The Hamoaze 1890
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Memories of Devonport, the Hamoaze 1890

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Devonport Column has recently been reopened. This early view was taken before the Workman's Dwellings were built in James Street.
When I lived in Plymouth as a child in the 50s and 60s I went to a primary school at Keyham, part of Devonport. The bus would drop me off near Camel`s Head Creek, which was part of The Hamoaze. In those days the water came right up to the main road and you could walk along and look out. It was known as Perfume Corner due to the stink from the sewage works. There was a pub called The Camel`s Head, with a ...see more