Devonport Heritage Trail 19

Devonport HeritageTrail - section by section

Mount Wise Section Central Section North Corner Section Devonport Park

Stonehouse Ker Street Cornwall Street 41. Park Entrance & Commemorative Stone, 1858 1. Elvira’s - Start of Devonport Heritage Trail 19. Site of John Wesley sermon & Wesleyan Chapel 31. Trail route marker 42. Defences - 18th & 19th Century ‘Dock Lines’ 2. Ha’penny Toll Bridge 20. Devonport Guildhall, originally the Town Hall 43. Naval Brigades & Boer War 21. Devonport Column - change of name, 1824 North Corner 44. Former Higher Lodge Park Pavilion, built 1894-5 45. Bandstand & Military Band Concerts Richmond Walk & Mount Wise 22. Site of Chapel designed in the hindoo style 32. Site of first houses in Dock-Devonport 46. Blitz - gas de-contamination & mask testing 3. Defences -Tunnels & Cold War Bunker 23. Egyptian House - once the Oddfellows Hall 33. Steam Packet PH - visiting steam boats 46a Welcome to Devonport Park - Milne Place 4. Charles Darwin lodged near here 23a Celebrating the Pembroke Street Community 34. Piermaster’s House & landing stage 47. GreatWar Memorial - unveiled by Lord Methuen 5. Steps to the Admiral’s Boathouse - now a ruin 23b Curtis Street - Philip CurtisVC, born Devonport 35. Gun Wharf - wall around MoriceYard 6. Scott of the Antarctic, born Devonport 48. D-Day Invasion 1944 - US Army Camp 49. Blitz - Air Raid Shelters in the Park 7. Defences - Fort, Signal Station &Time Ball Cumberland Gardens Queen Street & Morice Square 50. Thanking the Friends of Devonport Park 7a. Admiralty (formerly Governor’s) House 24. Army barracks & officers’ houses 36. Gun Wharf - MoriceYard Gate 7b. Gun Shed & former military presence 25. The Shakespeare PH on Theatre Ope 51. Celebrating historic British heroes & victories 37. Former Royal Fleet Club & Hotel 52. Park Lodge - Park Keeper’s residence 7c MountWise House 38. Blitz - site of Air Raid Shelter 8. Swimming Pools - built on site of small dock Chapel Street 53. Admiral Sir Charles Napier - ‘Sailor’s Champion’ 54. Duke of Edinburgh commands HMS Galatea , 9. Insect drawings by two local sisters, 1850s 26. Former Crown Hotel, built 1880 St Aubyn Road & New Passage Hill 10. Celebrating the Royal Navy & Naval Heritage 1867-71 27. St Aubyn Manor - former house & office 39. Site of Royal Albert Hospital 28. St Aubyn Church & War Memorial Mutton Cove 40. Drawbridge - on new access road to town Fore Street 55. Drawbridge - on main road into Dock-Devonport 11. Working harbour, ferry boats & community 28a. Blitz - ARPWarden Mabel Sheard Pottery Quay:Trail-spur 55a. Welcome Hall - DevonportYouth 12. Over the Dockyard Wall - King Billy 28b. Blitz - bombed and burning building 13 Over the Dockyard Wall - Covered Slipway 40a. GunWarf & Dockyard Gate 28c. Former Midland Bank, Fore Street 40b Chain Ferry - Links to Cornwall 14. Over the Dockyard Wall - King’s Hill Gazebo 28d. Actor Samuel Phelps, born near here Raglan Road 15. Site of former Royal Laboratory, circa 1803 28e. Devonport Market, built 1852 56. A fanfare for the Plymouth Music Zone 57. Army barracks - Raglan Barracks Gatehouse James Street Granby Way In each section -You will need to go 16. Over the Dockyard Wall - Rope Making Cumberland Road & Devonport Hill 29 Trail route marker off-route to find the way-marker 17. Dockyard Wall & Mutton Cove Gate 58. Guardhouse on Devonport Hill 30. Trail route marker Plaques that are listed in italics 18. Sir William White, naval architect, born near here 59. Drawbridge - on road from Stonehouse

Mount Wise: Central Devonport: North Corner: Devonport Park: Stonehouse Bridge - Mount Wise - Mutton Cove Mutton Cove - Cumberland Gardens - Fore Street Fore Street - North Corner - New Passage Hill New Passage Hill - Devonport Park - Brickfields East Stonehouse and Devonport were once separate towns; Aim for Devonport Column, which stood at the civic heart of North Corner is sandwiched between the dock walls of the Guarded draw-bridges once controlled access to the town of Stonehouse Bridge, designed by John Smeaton and fully opened the prosperous Georgian town of Plymouth Dock; erected to SouthYard and the MoriceYard. This area was the birthplace of Plymouth Dock - Devonport, and the security of the Naval by 1773, better connected the two. Displayed on the north west celebrate the change of name to Devonport in 1824. the town of Plymouth Dock; officially re-named Devonport in Dockyard. These were located on Fore Street, Devonport Hill and side of the Bridge, a photo artwork by local artist David Harbott 1824. A new town grew around the Naval Dockyard, established at New Passage Hill. This section of the Trail links all three sites. The Ker Street area was developed between 1821-4; the is a reminder that the tidal waters of Stonehouse Creek in 1690. Some of the first workers lived aboard hulks moored buildings designed by John Foulston. Here stand the Town Hall At New Passage Hill, there is a stepped entrance to Devonport originally ran much further inland. nearby on the river. In less than one hundred years, and from (later known as the Guildhall), the Devonport Classical & Park dating from 1857-8. To avoid the steps carry on down to nothing, the town of ‘Dock’ had outgrown Plymouth, its older Walking alongside the Devonport shore, there are glimpses of Mathematical School (better known as the Egyptian House) and Ferry Road, climbing uphill towards Park Avenue. The Lower neighbour. the large boat building sheds across the water in Stonehouse. the commemorative Column. The group was completed by the Park, which slopes steeply down to the River Tamar, was left This shoreline was once a working quarry. Stone and timber long demolished Mount Zion Chapel, in the hindoo style. The The North Corner ‘Hero’s Stone’ is a reminder that this was isolated by the construction of Park Avenue in the 1950s. wharves, boat yards, builder’s yards and light industry followed, street was originally fronted by an elegant, classical, residential once a unique and distinctive waterfront community. The market Devonport Park is ‘Registered’ by English Heritage as a Park and and the waterfront is still busy with boats. There are still a few terrace. boat and other local ferries called regularly with passengers, Garden of Special Historic Interest. It is the oldest formal public traces of the old railway to Ocean Quay. produce and other goods. It is said that convicts for Australia The former Devonport Market Hall building of 1852, and its park in the City. Restoration work and major improvements were embarked here. The landing stage and steps at Cornwall The Trail follows Richmond Walk. This was built in the 1790s and landmark tower, is one of the most distinctive Devonport carried out between 2008 and 2011 have created a ‘People’s Beach, the Steam Packet pub and the Devonport Corporation early 1800s to give local people continued access to the buildings to have survived the Blitz and several post War Park’ for today. The fascinating history of the Park is told on Piermaster’s House survive as evidence of these busier times. waterfront. This was at a time when the military were taking over redevelopments. On Duke Street you will pass the Devonport separate ‘Park Panels’ displayed on route. much of Mount Wise. Mechanics Institute and former library buildings, built in the There have been many changes. In 1855-6 a tunnel was built under By following the Trail way-markers you will get to see many of 1840s, and the short-lived ‘Old Chapel’ of 1790. Cornwall Street, linking the SouthYard to the, then, newly built Beyond Mayflower Marina and ‘Poor Man’s Corner’ is a small the Park’s unique historic buildings, monuments and memorials. SteamYard at Keyham. The Dockyard fly-over road bridge that beach area. By 1825 this was the site of the Royal Clarence Cumberland Gardens mark the site of the Dock Theatre of 1762, Look carefully, and you will even discover the earth mounds that dominates the waterfront was completed in the early 1960s. The Baths. Close by, on the site of Blagdon’s Boatyard, wereVictoria with Theatre Ope, a narrow lane or ‘cut’, to the rear. A fine cluster mark the sites of underground air raid shelters built during the last major redevelopment of North Corner took place in 2005. Cottages. This was where Charles Darwin lodged before of 19th century buildings can be seen from here, notably the Second World War. embarking on HMS Beagle in 1831. The Dockyard defences and elegant Regency terrace fronting Cumberland Street and the small Heading inland up Cannon Street, turn left on to Queen Street However, feel free to detour off the Trail route and enjoy all the the military have shaped the shoreline landscape, - with a row of officer’s houses associated with nearby army barracks. and continue to Ordnance Street.You will pass the MoriceYard Park has to offer. (Look out for off-route way-markers). Make network of Second World War tunnels and a Cold War nuclear There are still a few 18th century houses on George Street. gate, capped withVictorian mortars. This military complex, with sure to visit the new Park Pavilion building and café. Here you bunker cut into the rock and under Mount Wise. its fine officers’ terrace, was built between 1719 and 1724. The The Trail runs past the Crown Hotel of 1880 and follows Chapel will see a glass and textile artwork by Carole Waller and another Yard was originally a Gun Wharf operated by the Board of Mount Wise Park was opened in 1893. (Look out for off-route Street to Fore Street. St Aubyn’s Church of 1771-2 is now also photo-montage by David Harbott. The Devonport Memorial to Ordnance - hence the nearby street names. way-markers in this area). It offers great views to the Royal home to Devonport Library. The land to the east was largely the soldiers, sailors and airmen who lost their lives in the Great WilliamYard, built 1827-34, and across the River Tamar to occupied by military barracks, with the ‘Dock Line’ defences of Ahead is Morice Square, dominated by the former Royal Fleet War of 1914-18, stands close by. Alongside are two stone Cremyll and Mount Edgcumbe. The remains of Mount Wise the 1760s backing onto Brickfields. The 18th century barrack Club building of 1901-2. Some of the original large terraced benches by artist Michael Disley, carved by the Friends of the Redoubt, an 18th century fort, dominate. Nearby stand the blocks were replaced by Raglan Barracks in the 1850s. houses that stood here are incorporated into the façade. Park and City College students. national memorial to the Devonport born explorer ‘Scott of the Devonport’s Royal Albert Hospital of 1862-3 stood alongside On the west side of Chapel Street, the Vision development is on Leave the Park via the main Fore Street gates, passing the Swiss Antarctic’-, the Governor’s House (now Admiralty House), built modern day St Aubyn Street. The Hospital closed in 1981, but its the site of the former Dockyard Enclave - some 7 hectares style Lower Park Lodge, dating from 1858. Make sure to visit the 1789-93, and the Admiral’s House (now Hamoaze House), dating landmark limestone towers survive within the housing (18 acres) of central Devonport ‘taken over’ for Naval use in the threeVictorian memorials nearby. from 1808-11. Look out for the stone benches byYorkshire artist development on the site. 1950s. (Look out for off-route way-markers in this area). The Michael Disley, carved with the help of local schools, and more To complete the Trail, follow the old military road, now Raglan move to ‘bring down the wall’ - and re-unite Devonport - was Take a detour along Marlborough Street to see several more artwork by David Harbott. Road and Madden Road, past the Gatehouse to Raglan Barracks, one of the many community-led regeneration projects initiated interesting older buildings. This is a shopping centre that survived built in the 1850s. On descending Devonport Hill - the Mount Wise Pools, built in 1924 and updated in 2000, stand on between 2001 and 2011. the Blitz and has continued to serve a much changed post War Napoleonic Guardhouse of 1811, the drawbridge ‘cutting’ and the site of a small commercial dock. Mutton Cove too was once Devonport. ‘The Forum’, a cinema building of 1939, stands on Fore Street. Bluff Battery, built 1779-80 to guard Stonehouse Bridge, are a bustling harbour, with a small community living and working This was once Devonport’s finest thoroughfare - linking directly The Trail continues down New Passage Hill and into Devonport further reminders of Devonport’s heritage and historic defences. around the shore. Over the Dockyard wall there are glimpses of to the main Dockyard gate. The surrounding area suffered heavily Park. In 1788-9 this was a new road, cut through the ‘Dock Line’ the historic Naval Base - including the famous ‘King Billy’ during the Second World War ‘Blitz’, and even fewer buildings defences to serve the growing town. New Passage Hill also figurehead, Covered Building Slip No1 of 1775 & 1816, the King’s survived the various post War re-developments. provided a connection to the Torpoint Ferry, established in 1791. Hill Gazebo of 1822 and the large Ropery complex of 1766-73. A Trail-spur detour takes in Pottery Quay and an artwork by The Trail continues via the west end of Granby Way, Albany When leaving Mutton Cove for James Street, make sure to look out David Harbott. The floating bridge ferries cross regularly to Street and Cornwall Street, to the waterfront at North Corner. for the entrance arch to the Royal Laboratory, once home to a Torpoint and Cornwall. Napoleonic gunpowder works, and the old cannon bollard nearby. Devonport HeritageTrail Following theTrail

The Heritage Trail links historic and cultural points of The Heritage Trail is way-marked by ove r 70 numbered interest in Devonport. It is a great way to explore the and themed Devonport Plaques, designed by Cornish local area, once an important town in its own right. artists Gary and Thomas Thrussell. The Trail also offers a way-marked detour from the On route, there are four Heritage Trail Panels - each N popular South West Coastal Footpath; starting at focussing on a different part of the route. These Panels can Admiral’s Hard in Stonehouse to connect with the be found at Mount Wise, Cumberland Gardens, North Plymouth Waterfront Walkway and the Cremyll Ferry Corner and in Devonport Park. Look out too for the - linking Devon and Cornwall. specially commissioned art works by local and national artists who worked in the area during 2009/10. Crossing into Devonport via the 18th century Stonehouse Creek Bridge, the route ﬁrst follows If you venture off-trail, there are additional way-markers Richmond Walk, exploring Mount Wise and Mutton to be discovered - some already in place and some Cove. It then takes in Ker Street, the one time civic planned. Look out for these around Mount Wise, at heart of the community - centred on the newly Pembroke Street, within the central Vision Development restored Guildhall, the Devonport Column and the and in Devonport Park. Egyptian House. The Heritage Trail then returns to the The Devonport Heritage Trail is about 7.5km (4miles) waterfront at North Corner, the birthplace of the long, but it can be easily explored bit by bit. The way- original town of ‘Dock’. marked route follows public highways and byways and At New Passage Hill, there is a link-spur to the involves walking alongside and crossing several busy Torpoint Ferry and the chance to cross back to roads - so please take great care. The Trail is mostly fully Cornwall. The Trail itself continues through accessible to all - with just a short detour to avoid steps Devonport Park and returns towards Stonehouse by into Devonport Park at New Passage Hill. Stay safe, and way of the Brickﬁelds and Devonport Hill. enjoy discovering Devonport.

Look overleaf to ﬁnd a section by section description of theTrail route, and a full list of the way-markers. The list also includes the off-route Plaques. They are shown in sequence and are identiﬁed in italics, but you will have to detour to discover them. The four mainTrail sections are colour coded to correspond with theTrail Map.

‘The Town-Hall, Column & Library’, c.1829 Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery

The Artists

Michael Disley - stone carving artist, Huddersﬁeld Devonport The "School Of Rock" gave the opportunity to ﬁrst time stone carvers of all ages to create a bench for the heritage trail. Michael worked with 5 groups on 5 large stones over 5 months. With a HeritageTrail little encouragement, each group produced a design, picked up their chisels and carved. Michael was genuinely amazed at the commitment and the real quality of the benches produced. They will hopefully be enjoyed for years to come.

David Harbott - artist, based inTorbay His twelve works are found alongside the scenes they depict. Using digital collage techniques, David’s compositions of past and present make visible the presence of change both within the locations and for the people that, over time and to this day, have lived and worked in the local area.

Thrussell andThrussell - artists metalsmiths, from Bodmin Moor Gary and Thomas produced the distinctive Heritage Trail way- Devonport - detail from a ‘Three Towns’ Map, c.1825 markers. "Creating community heritage artwork is a passion for us. Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery After researching the town's history and meeting the community, we were astonished by the amount of history in Devonport. It was a great pleasure creating the heritage trail ‘Plaques’. We will forever have a great respect for the town of Devonport - with its rich history, its astonishing contributions to the county and the world beyond". Devonport HeritageTrail was created by Plymouth City Council Carole Waller - working in partnership with the Devonport Regeneration painter, working just outside Bath Community Partnership and the local community.Thanks must Carole makes large scale paintings which are connected to also go to the professional artists who have interpreted the speciﬁc locations through ideas and images. Her installation at special qualities of Devonport and local historians who have Devonport Pavilion is a painting on cloth - laminated in glass and contributed ‘along the way’.With special thanks to Lizzy Cook. lit from behind. “I hope the installation will inspire happiness in the present tense - in the pleasure of moving Parks Services 01752 606034 or Arts Services on 01752 307315 through this lovely park with its light, its www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/creativityandculture/artdevelopment/ growth, renovation, the loving care with publicarts.htm which its friends and volunteers develop it, Design and text by Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery in the Park’s history and its present – in its cover image: ‘Devonport and the Hamoaze from Mount Edgcumbe’, c.1850 dog and people friendly loveliness.” Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery DEVONPORT HERITAGE TRAIL Mount Wise

Stonehouse Pool, Richmond Walk, Ferry House and limekiln, 1829 Mount Wise foreshore, with the park and redoubt beyond, c.1905 Plymouth Library Services Private Collection The Heritage Trail links historic and cultural points of interest in Devonport. It is a great way to explore the Stonehouse Bridge - Mount Wise - Mutton Cove local area, once an important town in its own right. East Stonehouse and Devonport were once Mount Wise Park was opened in 1893, separate towns; Stonehouse Bridge, designed providing great views to the Royal William The Trail also offers a way-marked detour from the popular by John Smeaton and fully open by 1773, Yard, built 1827-1834, and across the River South West Coastal Footpath. It can be followed from Admiral’s better connected the two. Displayed near the Tamar to Cremyll and Mount Edgcumbe. The Hard in Stonehouse, where it connects with the Plymouth Bridge, a photo artwork by David Harbott is a remains of Mount Wise Redoubt, an 18th Waterfront Walkway and the Cremyll Ferry - the link between reminder that the tidal waters of Stonehouse century fort, dominate. Nearby stand the Devon and Cornwall. Creek originally ran much further inland. national memorial to the Devonport born Crossing into Devonport via Stonehouse Creek Bridge, the Trail Walking along the Devonport shore, there are explorer ‘Scott of the Antarctic’, the Governor’s House (now Admiralty House), built 1789-93, first follows Richmond Walk, exploring Mount Wise and glimpses of the large boat building sheds across and the Admiral’s House (now Hamoaze Mutton Cove. It then takes in Ker Street, the one time civic the water in Stonehouse. This shoreline was once a working quarry. Stone and timber House), dating from 1808-11. Look out for the heart of the community - centred on the newly restored stone benches by Michael Disley, carved with Guildhall, the Devonport Column and the ‘Egyptian House’. wharves, boat yards, builder’s yards and light industry followed, and the waterfront is still the help of local schools and City College The Heritage Trail returns to the waterfront at North Corner, busy with boats. There are still a few traces of students, and more artwork by David Harbott. the birthplace of the original town of ‘Dock’. the old railway to Ocean Quay. Mount Wise Pools, built in 1924 and updated in At New Passage Hill, there is a link-spur to the Torpoint Ferry The Trail follows Richmond Walk. This was built 2000, stand on the site of a small commercial and the chance to cross back to Cornwall. However, the Trail in the 1790s and early 1800s to give local dock. Mutton Cove too was once a bustling itself continues through the historic Devonport Park, returning Devonport c.1825 people continued access to the waterfront. This harbour, with a small community living and to Stonehouse by way of the Brickfields and Devonport Hill. was at a time when the military were taking working around the shore. Over the Dockyard over much of Mount Wise. wall there are glimpses of the historic Naval Base Following the Trail - including the famous ‘King Billy’ figurehead, Beyond Mayflower Marina and ‘Poor Man’s Covered Building Slip No.1 of 1775 & 1816, The Heritage Trail is way-marked by over 70 distinctive, numbered Corner’ is a small beach area. By 1825 this was the King’s Hill Gazebo of 1822 and the large and themed ‘Devonport Discs’, designed by Cornish artists Gary and the site of the Royal Clarence Baths. Close by, Ropery complex of 1766-73. Thomas Thrussell. Pick-up a Trail leaflet or go on-line to get a route on the site of Blagdon’s Boatyard, were Victoria map and find out more. Cottages. This was where Charles Darwin lodged When leaving Mutton Cove for James Street, On route, there are four Trail Panels like this - each focussing on a different before embarking on HMS Beagle in 1831. The make sure to look out for the entrance arch to section of the Trail. The others can be found at Cumberland Gardens, North Corner Dockyard defences and the military have shaped the Royal Laboratory, once home to a Napoleonic and Devonport Park. Look out too for the specially commissioned art works. the shoreline landscape, - with a network of gunpowder works, and the old cannon bollard The full Heritage Trail is about 7.5 km (over 4 miles) long, but it can be explored Second World War tunnels and a Cold War nearby. just one section at a time. The way-marked route follows public highways and nuclear bunker cut into the rock and under byways and involves walking alongside and crossing several busy roads - so Mount Wise. please take great care. The Trail is fully accessible, with just a short marked detour to avoid steps into Devonport Park at New Passage Hill. Stay safe, and enjoy discovering Devonport. Web: www.plymouth.gov.uk/creativityandculture/artsdevelopment Contacts: Parks Services 01752 606034 & Arts Services on 01752 307315 email: [email protected]

Devonport Heritage Trail was created by Plymouth City Council working in partnership with the Devonport Regeneration Community Partnership and the local community. Thanks must go to the professional artists and local historians who have contributed ‘along the way’. With special thanks to Lizzy Cook. Design and text by Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery

Devonport Heritage Trail Route

Mutton Cove and view across the Tamar, c.1830 Ferry boats and steamers alongside Mutton Cove pier, c.1900 Plymouth Library Services Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery DEVONPORT HERITAGE TRAIL Cumberland Gardens

Ker Street - Town Hall, Column, Chapel and ‘Egyptian House’, 1829 The Dockyard expands - Devonport Market and Duke Street, 1963 Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery Plymouth Naval Base Collection The Heritage Trail links historic and cultural points of interest in Devonport. It is a great way to explore the Mutton Cove - Cumberland Gardens - Fore Street local area, once an important town in its own right. If you are following the Heritage Trail, you will officer’s houses associated with nearby army The Trail also offers a way-marked detour from the popular have arrived here having passed a number of barracks. There are a still a few 18th century South West Coastal Footpath. It can be followed from Admiral’s Devonport's most important historic buildings houses on George Street. at the civic heart of the prosperous Georgian Hard in Stonehouse, where it connects with the Plymouth From here, the Trail passes the Crown Hotel of town of Dock - renamed Devonport in 1824. Waterfront Walkway and the Cremyll Ferry - the link between 1880 and follows Chapel Street to Fore Street. Devon and Cornwall. Ker Street was developed between 1821- 24, St Aubyn’s Church of 1771-2 is now also home the buildings designed by John Foulston. to Devonport Library. The land to the east was Crossing into Devonport via Stonehouse Creek Bridge, the Trail Here stand the Town Hall (later known as largely occupied by military barracks, with the first follows Richmond Walk, exploring Mount Wise and the Guildhall), the Devonport Classical ‘Dock Line’ defences of the 1760s backing onto Mutton Cove. It then takes in Ker Street, the one time civic & Mathematical School (better known as the the Brickfields. The 18th century barrack blocks heart of the community - centred on the newly restored Egyptian House) and the commemorative were replaced by Raglan Barracks in the 1850s. Guildhall, the Devonport Column and the ‘Egyptian House’. Devonport Column, - celebrating the birth of On the west side of Chapel Street, there is The Heritage Trail returns to the waterfront at North Corner, Devonport. The group was completed by the a major new development on the site of the the birthplace of the original town of ‘Dock’. long demolished Mount Zion Chapel, in the former Dockyard Enclave - some 7 hectares hindoo style. The street was fronted by an At New Passage Hill, there is a link-spur to the Torpoint Ferry (18 acres) of central Devonport ‘taken over’ for elegant classical residential terrace. Naval use in the 1950s. The move to ‘bring and the chance to cross back to Cornwall. However, the Trail Devonport c.1825 The former Devonport Market Hall building of down the wall’ - and re-unite Devonport - was itself continues through the historic Devonport Park, returning 1852, and its landmark tower, is one of the one of many significant community-led to Stonehouse by way of the Brickfields and Devonport Hill. most distinctive Devonport buildings to have regeneration projects initiated between 2001 survived both the Blitz and several post War and 2011. Following the Trail redevelopments. On Duke Street you will pass Straight ahead is Fore Street and the ‘Forum’, a The Heritage Trail is way-marked by over 70 distinctive, numbered the Devonport Mechanics Institute and former cinema building of 1939. Fore Street was once and themed ‘Devonport Discs’, designed by Cornish artists Gary and library buildings, built in the 1840s, and the Devonport’s finest thoroughfare and, pre War, it Thomas Thrussell. Pick-up a Trail leaflet or go on-line to get a route short-lived ‘Old Chapel’ of 1790. map and find out more. continued westward and up to the original Cumberland Gardens mark the site of the Dock Dockyard gate. When the redevelopment here On route, there are four Trail Panels like this - each focussing on a different Theatre of 1762, with Theatre Ope, a narrow is completed, there will be options to detour to section of the Trail. The others can be found at Mount Wise, North Corner and Devonport Park. Look out too for the specially commissioned art works. lane or ‘cut’, close by. A fine cluster of 19th the Victorian Market and explore the newly century buildings can be seen from here, laid-out streets. The Trail continues to North The full Heritage Trail is about 7.5 km (over 4 miles) long, but it can be explored notably the elegant Regency terrace fronting Corner via Granby Way, Albany Street and just one section at a time. The way-marked route follows public highways and byways and involves walking alongside and crossing several busy roads - so Cumberland Street and the small row of Cornwall Street. please take great care. The Trail is fully accessible, with just a short marked detour to avoid steps into Devonport Park at New Passage Hill. Stay safe, and enjoy discovering Devonport. Web: www.plymouth.gov.uk/creativityandculture/artsdevelopment Contacts: Parks Services 01752 606034 & Arts Services on 01752 307315. email: [email protected]

Fore Street - looking east, c.1905 The Forum Cinema and the Blitzed remains of Fore Street, c.1950 Private collection Plymouth Library Services DEVONPORT HERITAGE TRAIL North Corner

Cornwall Beach and North Corner, c.1905 Morice Yard Gates, 2008 The Heritage Trail links historic and cultural points of Lizzy Cook Collection interest in Devonport. It is a great way to explore the Fore Street - North Corner - New Passage Hill local area, once an important town in its own right. North Corner is sandwiched between the dock Here you will pass the Morice Yard gate, The Trail also offers a way-marked detour from the popular walls of the South Yard and the Morice Yard. capped with Victorian mortars. This military South West Coastal Footpath. It can be followed from Admiral’s This area was the birthplace of the town of complex, with its fine officer’s terrace, was built Hard in Stonehouse, where it connects with the Plymouth Plymouth Dock; officially re-named Devonport between 1719 and 1724. The Yard was originally Waterfront Walkway and the Cremyll Ferry - the link between in 1824. A new Town grew around the Naval a Gun Wharf operated by the Board of Devon and Cornwall. Dockyard, established in 1690. Some of the Ordnance - hence the nearby street names. Crossing into Devonport via Stonehouse Creek Bridge, the Trail first workers lived aboard hulks moored nearby Ahead is Morice Square, dominated by the on the river. In less than one hundred years, first follows Richmond Walk, exploring Mount Wise and former Royal Fleet Club building of 1901-2. and from nothing, the town of Dock had Some of the original large terraced houses that Mutton Cove. It then takes in Ker Street, the one time civic outgrown Plymouth, its older neighbour. heart of the community - centred on the newly restored stood here are incorporated into the façade. Guildhall, the Devonport Column and the ‘Egyptian House’. The North Corner ‘Hero’s Stone’ is a reminder Devonport’s Royal Albert Hospital of 1862-3 that this was once a unique and distinctive stood alongside modern day St Aubyn Street. The Heritage Trail returns to the waterfront at North Corner, waterfront community. The market boat and The Hospital closed in 1981, but its landmark the birthplace of the original town of ‘Dock’. other local ferries called regularly with limestone towers survive within the housing At New Passage Hill, there is a link-spur to the Torpoint Ferry passengers, produce and other goods. It is said development on the site. and the chance to cross back to Cornwall. However, the Trail that convicts for Australia were embarked here. Take a detour along Marlborough Street to see itself continues through the historic Devonport Park, returning Devonport c.1825 The landing stage and steps at Cornwall Beach, several more interesting older buildings. This is to Stonehouse by way of the Brickfields and Devonport Hill. the Steam Packet pub and the Devonport a shopping centre that survived the Blitz and Corporation Piermaster’s House survive as has continued to serve a much changed post- Following the Trail evidence of these busier times. War Devonport. The Heritage Trail is way-marked by over 70 distinctive, numbered There have been many changes. In 1855-6 a The Heritage Trail continues down New Passage and themed ‘Devonport Discs’, designed by Cornish artists Gary and tunnel was built under Cornwall Street, linking Hill and into Devonport Park. In 1788-9 this Thomas Thrussell. Pick-up a Trail leaflet or go on-line to get a route the South Yard to the, then, newly built Steam Yard was a new road, cut through the ‘Dock Line’ map and find out more. at Keyham. The Dockyard fly-over road bridge defences to serve the growing town. New Passage On route, there are four Trail Panels like this - each focussing on a different that now dominates the waterfront was completed Hill also provided a connection to the Torpoint section of the Trail. The others can be found at Mount Wise, Cumberland Gardens in the early 1960s. The last major redevelopment Ferry, established in 1791. A Trail-spur takes in and Devonport Park. Look out too for the specially commissioned art works. of North Corner took place in 2005. Pottery Quay and an artwork by David Harbott. The full Heritage Trail is about 7.5 km (over 4 miles) long, but it can be explored Heading inland up Cannon Street, turn left on The floating bridge ferries cross regularly to just one section at a time. The way-marked route follows public highways and to Queen Street and continue to Ordnance Street. Torpoint and Cornwall. byways and involves walking alongside and crossing several busy roads - so please take great care. The Trail is fully accessible, with just a short marked detour to avoid steps into Devonport Park at New Passage Hill. Stay safe, and enjoy discovering Devonport. Web: www.plymouth.gov.uk/creativityandculture/artsdevelopment Contacts: Parks Services 01752 606034 & Arts Services on 01752 307315 email: [email protected]

North Corner and Plymouth Dock, from Torpoint, 1736 Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery DEVONPORT HERITAGE TRAIL Devonport Park

The Heritage Trail links historic and cultural points of Promenading, 1865 - with the Dock Lines and Stonehouse beyond HMS Doris Gun and Higher Lodge, c.1905 interest in Devonport. It is a great way to explore the Plymouth Library Services Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery local area, once an important town in its own right. New Passage Hill - Devonport Park - Brickfields The Trail also offers a way-marked detour from the popular Guarded draw-bridges once controlled access that mark the sites of underground air raid South West Coastal Footpath. It can be followed from Admiral’s to the town of Plymouth Dock - Devonport, shelters built during the Second World War. Hard in Stonehouse, where it connects with the Plymouth and the security of the Naval Dockyard. These Feel free to detour off the Trail route and enjoy Waterfront Walkway and the Cremyll Ferry - the link between were located on Fore Street, Devonport Hill all the Park has to offer. Make sure to visit the Devon and Cornwall. and at New Passage Hill. This Trail section new Park Pavilion building and café. Here you will connects all three sites. Crossing into Devonport via Stonehouse Creek Bridge, the Trail see a glass and textile artwork by Carole Waller first follows Richmond Walk, exploring Mount Wise and Starting at New Passage Hill, there is a stepped and another photo-montage by David Harbott. entrance to Devonport Park dating from 1857-8. The Devonport Memorial to the soldiers, sailors Mutton Cove. It then takes in Ker Street, the one time civic To avoid the steps follow Ferry Road. A Trail-spur and airmen who lost their lives in the Great War heart of the community - centred on the newly restored links to the Torpoint Ferry and offers a chance of 1914-18, stands close by. Alongside are two Guildhall, the Devonport Column and the ‘Egyptian House’. to explore the waterfront community at Pottery stone benches by Michael Disley, carved by the The Heritage Trail returns to the waterfront at North Corner, Quay. A photo artwork by David Harbott is Friends of the Park and City College students. the birthplace of the original town of ‘Dock’. sited near the ferry terminal. Leave the Park via the main Fore Street gates, At New Passage Hill, there is a link-spur to the Torpoint Ferry Devonport Park is ‘Registered’ by English passing the Swiss style Lower Park Lodge, and the chance to cross back to Cornwall. However, the Trail Heritage as a Park and Garden of Special dating from 1858. Make sure to visit the three itself continues through the historic Devonport Park, returning Devonport c.1825 Historic Interest. It is the oldest formal public Victorian memorials nearby. to Stonehouse by way of the Brickfields and Devonport Hill. park in the City. Restoration work and major To complete the Trail, follow the old military improvements carried out between 2008 and road, now Raglan Road and Madden Road, Following the Trail 2011 have created a ‘People’s Park’ for today. past the Gatehouse to Raglan Barracks, built The fascinating history of the Park is told on The Heritage Trail is way-marked by over 70 distinctive, numbered in the 1850s. On descending Devonport Hill and themed ‘Devonport Discs’, designed by Cornish artists Gary and the separate ‘Park Panels’ displayed on route. - the Napoleonic Guardhouse of 1811, the Thomas Thrussell. Pick-up a Trail leaflet or go on-line to get a route The Lower Park, which slopes steeply down to the drawbridge cutting and Bluff Battery, built map and find out more. River Tamar, was left isolated by the construction 1779-80 to guard Stonehouse Bridge, are On route, there are four Trail Panels like this - each focussing on a different of Park Avenue in the 1950s. By following the further reminders of Devonport’s historic section of the Trail. The others can be found at Mount Wise, Cumberland Gardens Trail way-marker ‘Discs’ you will get to see defences. and North Corner . Look out too for the specially commissioned art works. many of the Park’s unique historic buildings, The full Heritage Trail is about 7.5 km (over 4 miles) long, but it can be explored monuments and memorials. Look carefully, just one section at a time. The way-marked route follows public highways and and you will even discover the earth mounds byways and involves walking alongside and crossing several busy roads - so please take great care. The Trail is fully accessible, with just a short marked detour to avoid steps into Devonport Park at New Passage Hill. Stay safe, and enjoy discovering Devonport. Web: www.plymouth.gov.uk/creativityandculture/artsdevelopment Contacts: Parks Services 01752 606034 & Arts Services on 01752 307315 email: [email protected]

Devonport Heritage Trail Route Park and view to the north-west, c.1905 Guard House and Cumberland Block, Devonport Hill, c.1905 Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery Private Collection