The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Plymouth, Devon, England.

Prior to 17th century

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17th–18th centuries

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19th century

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The Basin and the Melville Block at Royal William Victualling Yard

20th century

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21st century

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Palmer, J N N. "Open Domesday - Place: Sutton". opendomesday.org. Powell-Smith, Anna. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Brief History of Plymouth". Plymouth City Council. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Plymouth". www.devon.gov.uk. Devon County Council. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  4. ^ John Thomson (1845), "Plymouth", New Universal Gazetteer and Geographical Dictionary, London: H.G. Bohn
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l de Watteville, Hermann Gaston (1911). "Plymouth (England)" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 861–863.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Devon Library and Information Services. "Devon Timeline". Devon County Council. Retrieved 7 September 2013.[dead link]
  7. ^ "Local History". Plymouth City Council. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  8. ^ Samantha Letters (2005), "Devon", Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516, Institute of Historical Research, Centre for Metropolitan History
  9. ^ Smith, Lucy Toulmin (editor) 1907, The Itinerary of John Leland in or about the years 1535-1543, George Bell and Sons, London (p. 212)
  10. ^ a b c George Henry Townsend (1867), "Plymouth", A Manual of Dates (2nd ed.), London: Frederick Warne & Co.
  11. ^ "Tudors". British History Timeline. BBC. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  12. ^ Moseley, Brian (January 2013). "Water Supply to Plymouth". The Encyclopaedia of Plymouth History. Plymouth Data. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  13. ^ a b c R.N. Worth (1890). History of Plymouth from the Earliest Period to the Present Time (2nd ed.). Plymouth: W. Brendon & Son.
  14. ^ "Her Majesty's Naval Base Devonport". United Kingdom: Ministry of Defence, Royal Navy. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  15. ^ Burns, K. V. (1972). Plymouth's Ships of War: a history of naval vessels built in Plymouth between 1694 and 1860. Maritime monographs and reports, no. 4. Greenwich: National Maritime Museum. p. 13.
  16. ^ "Plymouth (England) Newspapers". Main Catalogue. British Library. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  17. ^ Worth, R. N. (1876). "William Cookworthy and the Plymouth China Factory". Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art. 8. Plymouth: W. Brendon & Son. hdl:2027/nyp.33433071365633.
  18. ^ "Plymouth Town". Plymouth-Dock Guide. Plymouth-Dock: E. Hoxland. 1796.
  19. ^ Williams, Olivia (2014). Gin Glorious Gin. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 313. ISBN 978-1-4722-1534-5.
  20. ^ William Toone (1835). Chronological Historian ... of Great Britain (2nd ed.). London: J. Dowding.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g H.E. Carrington (1837), Plymouth and Devonport Guide (4th ed.), Devonport: W. Byers, OL 25485351M
  22. ^ "Catalogue of Works Relating to Devon and Cornwall", South Devon Literary Chronicle, Plymouth: R. Lidstone, 1847 + part 2, part 3
  23. ^ "Directory". UK: Association of Independent Libraries. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  24. ^ a b Transactions of the Plymouth Institution, Plymouth: Rowe, 1830
  25. ^ "About Us". Plymouth Athenaeum. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  26. ^ George Granville (1825). Companion to the Plymouth and Devonport National Breakwater. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green.
  27. ^ Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England) by Nikolaus Pevsner (Author), Bridget Cherry (Author, Editor) Cherry & Pevsner 1989, p.664.
  28. ^ a b "Plymouth". Newspaper Press Directory. London: Charles Mitchell. 1847.
  29. ^ W.H.K. Wright (1889). The Blue Friars. London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
  30. ^ Burnham, Jonathan D. (2004). "The Emergence of the Plymouth Brethren". A Story of Conflict: The Controversial Relationship Between Benjamin Wills Newton and John Nelson Darby. Carlisle: Paternoster Press. ISBN 978-1-84227-191-9. OCLC 56336926.
  31. ^ a b The Plymouth Athenaeum 1812 – 2012, Athenaeum Publishing 2012
  32. ^ Hogg, Ian V (1974), Coast Defences of England and Wales, 1856-1956. David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153635-3-9 p. 23.
  33. ^ "Station History". Plymouth Lifeboat Station. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  34. ^ a b c d "Movie Theaters in Plymouth, England". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  35. ^ "Plymouth", Willing's Press Guide, London: James Willing, Jr., 1907
  36. ^ Moseley, Brian (February 2011). "Burrator Reservoir". The Encyclopaedia of Plymouth History. Plymouth Data. Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  37. ^ "History of the Society". Old Plymouth Society. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  38. ^ Ian Maxted (2001), "The alternative press in Devon", A history of the book in Devon, Exeter Working Papers in British Book Trade History
  39. ^ Moseley, Brian (11 August 2007). "The Plymouth Blitz – The March Raids". The Encyclopaedia of Plymouth History. Archived from the original on 16 September 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  40. ^ "Athenaeum, Plymouth - Theatre Tickets, whats on and theatre information". Theatresonline.com. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  41. ^ "1967: Sir Francis Chichester sails home". BBC. 28 May 1967. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  42. ^ "Days left for Plymouth Athenaeum Theatre". Plymouth Herald. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  43. ^ "History of city centre venue is published". Plymouth Herald. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  44. ^ Boxall, Hannah (2 January 2016). "Controversial Plymouth Incinerator Hits Full Operation". resource. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  45. ^ "Plymouth shooting: Suspected gunman and five others die". BBC News. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

Further reading

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Published in the 19th century

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1800s–1840s

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1850s–1890s

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Published in the 20th century

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  • "Plymouth Maritime History Timeline". Shipwrecks and History in Plymouth Sound. Plymouth, England: SHIPS Project. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  • "Devon", Historical Directories, UK: University of Leicester, archived from the original on 5 July 2013, retrieved 7 September 2013. Includes digitised directories of Plymouth area, various dates
  • Digital Public Library of America. Works related to Plymouth, various dates

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