DHS and the South West Maritime History Society are jointly hosting a Devon in the 1920s event in Plymouth on Saturday April 20th exploring a range of topics from leisure sailing to fishing, cargo-carrying, HM Dockyard and the Marine Biological Association.
Tickets are now available via the SWMHS website, see:
www.swmaritime.org.uk/product/devon-in-the-1920s-change-progress-and-decline-april-20th-2024/
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