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Location Old Town Street ran northwards from the eastern end of Bedford Street, opposite St Andrew's Church, to the junction with Duke Street, after which became Tavistock Road. It was part of the main route to Tavistock. Principal buildings The principal buildings on the western side of Old Town Street in 1890 were:
and on the eastern side were:
Old Town
Street, Plymouth, looking northwards towards Principal businesses Old Town Street was also a main shopping thoroughfare. The principal businesses on the western side in 1890 were:
The principal businesses on the eastern side in 1890 were:
The only
remaining part of the rebuilt Old Town Street, Old Town Street was flattened during the Second World War but was rebuilt in the 1950s, when it was still on the main route to Tavistock. Following the demolition of Drake Circus in the 1970s, it was largely lost beneath the shopping development. Today only the southern end survives, up as far as Boot's the chemist.
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