Author: Derek Tait

Plymouth has a long and varied history with strong connections to England’s most famous mariners including Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh an...

For over seventy-five years, Butlin's have been entertaining families of all ages. Billy Butlin opened his first holiday camp in Skegness in 1936 a...

This fascinating collection of over 200 archive photographs and postcards - many not seen before - illustrates the history of Plymouth from the lat...

During the Second World War, Plymouth suffered some of the worst Blitz damage in the country. Bustling streets such as Bedford Street, George Stree...

The 1960s, 1970s and 1980s were decades of significant change. Many towns and cities were redeveloped with projects that dramatically affected the ...

Plymouth has been a major port for centuries. Famous Elizabethan maritime traders sailed from the port and its position on the Devon coast enabled ...

With few TVs, children in the 1950s made their own entertainment: they played conkers, built dens and go-karts, climbed trees and re-enacted fights...

From the Barbican and the Hoe to the city centre and beyond, Derek Tait takes us on a tour of Plymouth, explaining the history behind the well-know...

Do you remember glam rock, flares, cheesecloth shirts and chopper bikes? Then it sounds like you were lucky enough to grow up during the 1970s. Who...

Very few buildings that stood in the centre of Plymouth before the War still remain. The city was devastated by enemy bombing especially during 194...

Plymouth is steeped in history, from the prehistoric remains discovered at Cattedown, the Bronze Age trading settlement at Mount Batten and the Rom...

This book describes just what it was like to be a child during the 1980s. It was a time before people had smartphones, and the last decade before w...

The 1960s was a period of change – the beginning of the world as we know it. It was the time of Beatlemania, the Apollo moon landings and Doctor Wh...