Bitesize: Devonport 200

Bitesize: Devonport 200 - The Box, Plymouth

17 October 2024 17 October 2024

When: 17 October 2024
Where: The Box, Tavistock Place, Plymouth PL4 8AX
Time: 11am - 12pm
Cost: £3 per person
Suitable for: Any age

200 years ago, the town of Plymouth Dock changed its name to Devonport – a change which has left a permanent record in the landscape in the form of Foulston’s Devonport column in Ker Street.

Join archivist Claire Skinner in the Active Archives gallery to find out more about why the name change was needed, how Devonport celebrated its ‘freedom from subordination’ to Plymouth, and to view colourful archives and artefacts celebrating Devonport’s unique identity as a place to live, work and play.

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