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Talk: Devon's Home Front Diaries 1937-1945

St Barnabas Terrace
Plymouth
Devon
PL1 5NN

Tel: 01752 659907

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Talk: Devon's Home Front Diaries 1937-1945

Opening Times

Season (24 June 2026)
DayTimes
Wednesday14:00 - 15:00

Prices

£5 for members of the Plymouth Proprietay Library.
£8 for non-members.

About us

'Devon's Home Front Diaries 1937 to 1945' reveals for the first time the intimate reflections and views of scores of people living in the county who took part in the anthropological project, 'Mass Observation'.

Dr Todd Gray MBE will bring together stories of Devon life during the Second World War, including those told by people who had been evacuated to the country.

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Road Directions

On Stuart Road / Wilton Street, turn by Bubbles Laundrette

Public Transport Directions

The nearest bus stop is in Stuart Road, about 150 metres away.
The main train station in Plymouth is only ten minutes walk away.

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