The Pool, Dartmouth
(1620-1877)
place and harbour
Closed aged c. 257
Site where ships used to moor in Dartmouth from at least 1620. But by 1876 it was a public nuisance, so the Town Council filled it in to reclaim New Ground. Now a car park and Royal Avenue Gardens, with a Visitor Centre.
Commemorated on 1 plaque
The Pool filled in by the Town Council 1876-7. 50,680 feet added to the New Ground and a Public nuisance removed.
The Quay / Mayor's Avenue, Dartmouth, United Kingdom where it sited -1877)