Detail of the right hand carved keystone on the connecting archway at the stores in the South Yard of Devonport Dockyard

Date:
1942
Location:
Devonport Dockyard, South Yard, Stores, Devonport, Plymouth, City of Plymouth
Reference:
AA42/01092
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

Building of Her Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport (HMNB Devonport) began with construction of what is now known as the South Yard in 1690. Plymouth was heavily bombed during the Second World War, with the Royal Dockyards the main target. The stores were gutted during the Plymouth Blitz.

Content

This is part of the Series: MAS02/01 Negatives Taken By G B Mason For The National Buildings Record; within the Collection: MAS02 George Bernard Mason Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Mason, George Bernard

Keywords

Keystone, Dockyard, Georgian Storehouse, Georgian Gateway, Second World War