Evoking Memories of Bygone Barbican Era ; the Barbican Is One of the Only Areas of the Historic City of Plymouth Which Escaped Severe Destruction During the Second World War.

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The Barbican is one of the only areas of the historic city of Plymouth which escaped severe destruction during the Second World War.

Many of the houses and streets, the old quay steps and even some of the old shops are the same as they were nearly a century ago.

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Evoking Memories of Bygone Barbican Era ; the Barbican Is One of the Only Areas of the Historic City of Plymouth Which Escaped Severe Destruction During the Second World War.

It is this familiarity that makes looking through Plymouth Central Library's Barbican archive of photographs, recognising parts of the city which have little changed, is so interesting...

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