Shire Horse Centre Plymouth
“We visited this place many years ago it was bought out from the National Shire horse Center Group and ran independent…
City College (Goschen Centre)
The complex of three concrete blocks was built by the Ministry of Defence in 1968 as training workshops for Dockyard…
RNCF Holton Heath
The Royal Naval Cordite Factory (RNCF) was built between Poole and Wareham during the First World War to make Cordite,…
Cann Tunnel
“One of our very first explores took us to Cann Tunnel , a small partially flooded tunnel” History of Cann…
Fort Bovisand
Work started on the main part of the fort in 1861. Originally intended to have two stories of casemates like Fort Picklecombe, the…
Dance Academy Plymouth
The theatre was built in 1898 on the corner of Union Street and Phoenix Street, for the joint owners, United…
Quality Inn Hotel
When the building was first opened as the Mayflower Post House in 1970, it was one of the city’s tallest…
Mountwise Bunker
The bunker was constructed at the start of World War Two as a command centre with two storeys of rooms…
The Gaumont Palace – Plymouth
Built on the site of the 1,500-seat Andrews New Picture Palace, which had opened in 1910, and was demolished in…
Gala Bingo Plymouth
The chain began as bingo clubs operated by Bass Leisure, a division of Bass plc. As of 1983, Bass had…
Reel Cinema
Built on the site of the Theatre Royal (1813-1937, architect J. Foulston), the Royal Cinema was built for and operated…
Central Park Air Raid Shelter
Central Park Air Raid Shelter When war broke out in 1939, the character of Central park changed considerably it quickly…
