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A city and unitary authority in the SW of England, historically part of the county of Devon and its largest conurbation, Plymouth is situated at the mouths of the rivers Plym and Tamar. The port was Britain's greatest Naval base and remains one of the country's few remaining naval dockyards. Its association with the Navy and the military caused it to be heavily blitzed during World War II, it is one of the English cities rebuilt by Lord Abercrombie during the 1950s.
Most visitors to the city are drawn to the stretch of greensward known as Plymouth Hoe overlooking the sea and Plymouth Sound. This is where
Sir Francis Drake is reputed to have completed his game of bowls on July 20th, 1688 when the Spanish Armada had been sighted before setting sail to defeat the foe.
Mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1087 as 'Suton', until their amalgamation in 1914 to form modern Plymouth, Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse were referred to as "The Three Towns". The first recorded mention of Plymouth dates from 1211.
Plymouth's natural harbour, Plymouth Sound, has made it an important port since the 14th century and a Naval base. The port has played inpart in many of the nation's momentous events; Sir Francis Drake began and ended his circumnavigation of the Earth (1577-1580) here; the fleet which defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588 was stationed here; the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for the New World from here in 1620; and it was a major port for the invasion of Europe mounted in June 1944 (D-Day). Devonport remains as the largest Naval base in Western Europe.
World War II
As Britain's principal Naval dockyard, Davenport was one of the most important targets for German bombers during World War II and it was inevitable that the blitzing of the city produced large numbers of civilian casualties. The nights of March 20th and 21st, 1941 were probably the City's worst with 336 civilians killed.
So heavy was the bombardment of the City that, with destroyed housing rebuilt, about twice the amount of housing stock which existed before the outbreak of the war was destroyed during the conflict.
Plymouth was one of the pricipal staging posts for the 'D-Day' Normandy landings in June 1944.
Plymouth is one of the primary gateways to Cornwall.
The Tamar Bridge carries the A38 from the St Budeaux area of Plymouth over the Tamar to
Saltash on the Cornish side. Just dowstream of the road bridge is Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge
which carries the major rail link to Cornwall. The Torpoint Ferry
plies the Hamoaze (mouth of the Tamar).
Offering convenient access to the Atlantic, the Dockyard is the largest Naval base in Western Europe. It is the base for the Trafalgar class nuclear powered hunter-killer submarines and many frigates.
The University of Plymouth has a slight tendency to specialise in naval and maritime related disciplines. The university recieved a charter in 1992.
Plymouth Agyle FC plays at national level. The former Labour Party leader and prime minister Micheal Foot (a native of Plymouth), was a director of the club.
| 1211 | | First recorded mention of Plymouth | | BAAAGBAV | | 1403 | | Plymouth burnt by Breton (Spain) raiders | | BAAAGBAV BAAAGEEV | | 1568 | | Elizabeth I seizes the treasure of a Spanish fleet driven into Plymouth: Start of
the Anglo-Spanish maritime feud | | BAAAGCLM BAAAGCEI | | 1580.Sep.26 | | Sir Francis Drake sails into Plymouth on the Golden Hinde ending its three-year voyage circumnavigating the Earth
He set off in 1577 | | BAAAGBAV BAAAGCLM | | 1588.Jul.20 | | Spanish Armada sighted off Plymouth | | BAAAGBAV | | 1620.Sep.06 | | The Pilgrim Fathers set sail for
America (New England) from Plymouth in the Mayflower | | BAAAGBAV | | 1628 | | New Plymouth colony founded in America by Sir Ferdinando Gorges | | BAAAGBAV | | 1652.Aug.16 | | Battle of Plymouth: 32 Dutch warships escorting a merchant convoy engage 38 English warships in an indecisive battle during which the merchantmen escape | | BAAAGEKB BAAAGBFI | | 1658 | | Stage Coach from the George Inn, Aldersgate (London) advertised
To Salisbury in two days for 20 shillings; To Exter in four days for 40 shillings; To Plymouth for 50 shillings | | BAAAGCMQ BAAAGDZD BAAAGBWQ BAAAGDKN | | 1726 | | William Cookworthy takes up position at a new wholesale pharmacy business in Plymouth | | BAAAGBDF | | 1768 | | William Cookworthy obtains an English patent for \'Making porcelain from Moorstone, Growan and Growan Clay\'
He established the first British porcelain factory at Plymouth | | BAAAGBDF BAAAGBAV | | 1812 | | Rennie begins construction of the breakwater at Plymouth | | BAAAGBAV | | 1815 | | Napoleon moored off Plymouth before sailing to exile on St Helena | | BAAAGBAV | | 1824.Jan.01 | | Plymouth Dock renamed Devonport | | BAAAGBAV BAAAGDZF | | 1824.Nov.22 | | The 80-ton sloop Ebeneezer, on a voyage from Plymouth to Portsmouth with government stores, cast ut near the crest of Chesil Beach by the Great Gale
The captain lost his life but the rest of the crew survived. Later hauled into the Fleet, the Ebeneezer floated sufficiently to be towed to Portland for repairs | | BAAAGCQX BAAAGCKN BAAAGCQY BAAAGCQU BAAAGCRN BAAAGGAM | | 1847 | | Plymouth-Falmouth railway began | | BAAAGCEK BAAAGDDU | | 1849.Apr.02 | | Completion of The South Devon Railway to Plymouth | | BAAAGBAV BAAAGDDU | | 1877 | | Smeaton\'s Tower (the upper portion of his Eddystone Lighthouse) erected on Plymouth Hoe | | | | 1914 | | The Three Towns, Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse amalgamated to form the modern Plymouth | | BAAAGDZF BAAAGBAV | | 1941.Mar.20 | | The Plymouth blitz at its worst; 336 civilians killed on the 20th and 21st | | BAAAGBAV | | 1961 | | Opening of the Tamar Bridge carrying the A38 from Plymouth in Devon to Saltash in Cornwall | | BAAAGBAV BAAAGCEK BAAAGBHZ GBGJ BAAAGBGJ | | 1961 | | Opening of the Tamar Bridge carrying the A38 from Plymouth in Devon to Saltash in Cornwall | | BAAAGBED BAAAGCEK BAAAGCEI BAAAGBHZ GBGJ BAAAGBGJ | | 1962.Aug.12 | | US mail truck held up
in Plymouth, Mass., and over $1.5-million stolen | | | | 1974 | | The Plymouth pharmacy founded by Sylvanus Bevan and William Cookworthy in 1735 closes when the proprietor retires | | BAAAGBDF | | 1992 | | University of Plymouth recieves a royal charter | | BAAAGBAV | | 1998 | | Local government reorganisation; Plymouth and Torbay in Devon become unitary authorities | | BAAAGBAV BAAAGBKB | | 2000.Nov.15 | | Outline planning permission given by South Hams DC for the Langage Energy Plant Project, an 800Mw gas-fired power station on the edge of Plymouth | | BAAAGCEI | | 2003.Oct | | Plymouth City Council introduce evening and Sunday charging in car parks | | BAAAGDEZ | | 2003.Oct.14 | | BAE Systems (employing 590 in Plymouth) announces the loss of 280 jobs at its site in Southway in Plymouth because of a downturn in its military business | | BAAAGBAV | | 2003.Oct.14 | | BAE Systems (employing 590 staff in Plymouth) announces 280 jobs losses at its site in Southway in Plymouth because of the downturn in its military business | | BAAAGCEI | | 2003.Oct.18 | | Florence Seccombe, thought to be in her 70s and known locally as Flo found dead at Bretonside bus station, Plymouth from a single stab wound to the neck
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