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Devonport Guildhall

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Devonport Guildhall
Devonport Guildhall
Devonport Guildhall
Devonport Guildhall
Devonport Guildhall
Devonport Guildhall
Devonport Guildhall
Devonport Guildhall
Devonport Guildhall
Devonport Guildhall
Devonport Guildhall
Devonport Guildhall
Devonport Guildhall
Devonport Guildhall
Devonport Guildhall
Devonport Guildhall
Devonport Guildhall
Devonport Guildhall
Devonport Guildhall
Devonport Guildhall
Devonport Guildhall
Devonport Guildhall
Devonport Guildhall
Devonport Guildhall
Devonport Guildhall
Phone:
+44 1752 395028

Hours:
SundayClosed
Monday10am - 4pm
Tuesday10am - 4pm
Wednesday10am - 4pm
Thursday10am - 4pm
Friday10am - 4pm
Saturday10am - 4pm


The tramways in Plymouth were originally constructed as four independent networks operated by three different companies to serve the adjacent towns of Plymouth, Stonehouse and Devonport in Devon, England. The merger of the 'Three Towns' into the new borough of Plymouth in 1914 was the catalyst for the three companies to join up under the auspices of the new Plymouth Corporation. The network was closed in 1945, partly as a result of bomb damage during World War II. The earliest of the three companies, the Plymouth, Stonehouse and Devonport Tramway, was the first tramway in the United Kingdom to be constructed under the provisions of the Tramways Act 1870. Initially a 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in gauge horse-worked line, it was later converted to 3 ft 6 in gauge and electric power. The second was the Plymouth, Devonport and District Tramway , which was built to 3 feet 6 inch gauge and used both steam and horse power before electrification. The final company was the Devonport and District Tramway which also adopted the 3 feet 6 inch gauge but was electrified from the outset.
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