Plymouth history
Devon Libraries’ Local Studies site gives details of collections, sources, catalogues, communities, themes and timelines, and provides access to digital resources and images including maps and illustrations.
Historian Caleb Johnson's comprehensive history of the Mayflower voyage includes biographies, full-text historical resources and illustrations.
Maps of Devon, dating from 1563 to 1922.
Old maps of Plymouth, Stonehouse and Devonport dating from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries.
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery's site contains details of the art, natural history and human history collections, as well as the renowned Cottonian Collection. The site also includes opening hours, contacts and other information about the museum.
"The encyclopaedia of Plymouth history" contains comprehensive content of high quality about all aspects of Plymouth. The site is compiled, maintained and regularly revised and added to by a Plymouth resident.
Plymouth's Local and Naval Studies Library pages, including details of collections, useful links and
brief history of the city.
Plymouth's Record Office collects and preserves historical documents of the area and makes them available for public consultation. The PWDRO site includes details of holdings, opening hours, policies, links and much more. The catalogue is available through
Access to Archives.
Coinciding with the Saltash Brunel Festival and Brunel200 commemorations, the Royal Albert Bridge website includes a history of the bridge, information about the bridge and its construction, and a brief biography of Brunel.
