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A description from 1830s; one of many changes to Devonport-Plymouth.
The stigma which was affixed to the name of Plymouth- Dock cannot with justice be applied to Devonport, a spirit of intelligent enquiry having lately sprung up among the inhabitants. We have already alluded to the Mechanics Institute, which even in its present infant state is manifesting its powerful tendencies to enlighten an ingenious and indispensable class of our population.
(The Devonport Mechanics Institute closed its building due to lack of attendance on the 14th June 1881. The collections of books were purchased by Devonport Corporation to form the basis of the new Devonport free library.)
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