The Regeneration of Devonport (1)

The regeneration and re-population of an enormous area of Devonport marches on. Following its devastation, by bombing in 1941, and then its disappearance for fifty or so years behind the walls of the Royal Naval Dockyard, as  the naval base was progressively extended in the immediate post war era..

However in the Post Cold War era, as the Fleet and the Dockyard have reduced in size, large tracts of land have been released for regeneration and a whole new community is beginning to take shape.

This is Fore Street.

This façade, of one of the only three buildings left intact in Fore Street after the bombing in 1941, has been incorporated into the new Fore Street

This was the scene in 1941 as sailors help with the initial work of clearing the rubble following the air raids.