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Plymouth at Work - People and Industries Through the Years (Paperback)
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Plymouth at Work - People and Industries Through the Years (Paperback)
Series: At Work
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List price R455
Loot Price R370
Discovery Miles 3 700
You Save R85 (19%)
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The city of Plymouth, on the south coast of Devon, has been a
maritime settlement since its earliest days. A trading port in
Roman and Saxon times, fishing and boatbuilding have also been
mainstays of the local industry for centuries. The original town of
Plymouth was historically the commercial shipping and passenger
port - the Pilgrim Fathers left for the Americas from Plymouth in
1620 - and the neighbouring town of Devonport, which has now merged
with Plymouth, has been associated with the Royal Navy for the last
three centuries. This era saw a massive rise in the dockyard,
probably peaking during the Second World War when it became the
target for heavy aerial bombardment. Although it is now in decline,
Devonport Dockyard is still a major naval shipyard and the only
naval base in Britain that refits nuclear submarines. Today,
although many of the traditional industries have declined or
closed, Plymouth is home to severalhigh-tech industries, including
Plessey Semiconductors. Plymouth at Work explores the working life
of this city in Devon and its people, and the industries that have
characterised it. This book will appeal to all those with an
interest in the history of this city.
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