John Foulston
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John Foulston was an English architect who was a pupil of Thomas Hardwick and set up a practice in London in 1796. In 1810 he won a competition to design the Royal Hotel and Theatre group of buildings
An 1820s print of Foulston's town hall, column and library in Devonport
The same view in 2008
The Royal Hotel, Plymouth
Devonport, Plymouth
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Devonport formerly named Plymouth Dock or just Dock, is a district of Plymouth in the county of Devon, England, although it was, at one time, the more important settlement. It became a county borough
John Foulston
…years. At the time, Plymouth was a prosperous port town, separated along the coast of Plymouth Sound from the neighbouring towns of East Stonehouse and Devonport; collectively known as the Three Towns. Foulston was responsible for the creation of Union Street from the Frankfort Gate which was built across marshland…
Devonport skyline
View of Plymouth Dockyard in 1736 (by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck).
Mount Wise: the modern viewing platform and mast atop the old redoubt