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PLYMOUTH ROADS AND STREETS
PRINCES STREET, DEVONPORT
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of Princes Street, Devonport
Princes' Street, Devonport, was to the north of and parallel with Fore Street, and ran
north-eastwards from the King Street to High Street.
Origin of the name, Princes Street
Although spelt as
"Princess Street" by many sources it was in fact Princes' Street,
named, so Whitfeld claims, because the Royal princes (Prince William
Henry and his brothers) lodged there
in the 18th century. [1]
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History of
Princes Street, Devonport
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Benjamin Donn's plan of Dock clearly
shows the proper name of Princes Street. [2]
There were two lodging houses listed
in Princes Street in 1812, one run by a Mr Drake. [3]
In May 1863 a Mr Emmett, proprietor of
an oil store in Princes Street went into his cellar carrying a
lighted candle. The flame came into contact with the vapour of
the oil and there was a terrific explosion. The adjoining
Commercial Rooms, erected by Mr Thomas Husband, disappeared forever
and Mr Emmett's powdered remains were dug out of the ruins later.
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Some Views of
Princes Street, Devonport
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Occupants of Princes
Street, Devonport
Principal Sources:
[1] Whitfeld. Henry Francis, "Plymouth and Devonport: In Times of War
and Peace", E Chapple, Plymouth, and Hiorns & Miller,
Devonport, Second Edition, 1900.
[2] Donn,
Benjamin, "A Map of the County of Devon 1765", facsimile, Devon
and Cornwall Record Society and the University of Exeter,
Exeter, 1965.
[3] "The
Picture of Plymouth", Rees and Curtis, Plymouth, 1812.
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