Contact

Mail :
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery
Community Services
Drake Circus
Plymouth PL4 8AJ
Phone :
01752 304774
Email :
museum@plymouth.gov.uk
Fax :
01752 304775

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Images of historic Plymouth

People's Plymouth

This major social history exhibition highlighted the story of Plymouth - as told through the recollections of those who know and love it best. Take a look at the documents below for your own online stroll down memory lane!

Documents

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PDF icon Growing Panel - exhibition graphic panel featuring quotes on the theme of growing.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 395KB
PDF icon Housing Panel - exhibition graphic panel featuring quotes on the theme of housing.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 323KB
PDF icon Learning Panel - exhibition graphic panel featuring quotes on the theme of learning.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 385KB
PDF icon Living Panel - exhibition graphic panel featuring quotes on the theme of living.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 344KB
PDF icon Dying Panel - exhibition graphic panel featuring quotes on the theme of dying.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 445KB
PDF icon Loving Panel - exhibition graphic panel featuring quotes on the theme of loving.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 273KB
PDF icon Moving Panel - exhibition graphic panel featuring quotes on the theme of moving.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 452KB
PDF icon Shopping Panel - exhibition graphic panel featuring quotes on the theme of shopping.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 406KB
PDF icon Working Panel - exhibition graphic panel featuring quotes on the theme of working.
File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 406KB

Image credits

Image at top of page:

  • Lady choosing lingerie, Plymouth, 1955 to 1959. Photographer: City Engineers
  • Swimming club, by Plymouth Pier, 1920s. Kindly donated by Miss Joyce M. Searle
  • Coburg Street, Plymouth, June 1960. Photographer: City Engineers
  • The 'top' deck, Tinside, Plymouth, 1940s. Photographer: City Engineers

Postcards of these images and more are available from the Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery shop.

Graphic panels:

  • Chloe Howley (All panels)
  • Western Morning News (Growing, Living, Loving and Working)
  • Plymouth Naval Base Museum (Working)
  • Walter C. Parson (Dying)
  • Peter Hall (Playing)
  • Alexander Anderson (Playing and Loving)
  • Maureen Sings (Moving)
  • Terry Lynch (Moving)

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