Discovering Stonehouse | Union Street
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| This Sunday afternoon walk was led by artist and author Chris Robinson. Chris is the author of a book on
Union Street - called Union Street. Yet again, the walk was a huge success with
over eighty turning up.
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< It was a warm, sunny day and walkers arrived early at Derry's Clock |
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< Chris talks about the Derry's Cross area |
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< A new hotel is being built on the site of a post-war car park |
The group begins to leave Derry's Clock > |
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And walks past Derry's, the former Co-op building > |
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Then on down the "top" of Union Street, before crossing at Western Approach > |
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< A traffic island outside Plymouth Pavilions is perhaps not the best location for talking, but with a group as large as this the choice isn't wide |
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< The group stops to consider the fate of one of the Octagon's Victorian buildngs |
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< One of the paintings on the old Grand Theatre Hotel has already disappeared. Only this one remains. Who is it of? |
A stop at the end Edgcumbe Street before walking back up the northern side of Union Street > |
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The group disperses after the walk > |
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