page_title: Devonport, Plymouth
section_title: Facilities
hierarchical_section_title: Devonport, Plymouth / Facilities
caption_attribution_description: John Foulston's Town Hall, Column and Library in Devonport, Devon, UK in 2008. Taken from almost the same spot as this 1820's engraving.
context_page_description: Devonport, formerly named Plymouth Dock or just Dock, is a district of Plymouth in the English county of Devon, although it was, at one time, the more important settlement. It became a county borough in 1889. Devonport was originally one of the "Three Towns"; these merged in 1914 to form what would become in 1928 the City of Plymouth. It is represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom as part of the Plymouth Sutton and Devonport constituency. Its elected Member of Parliament is Luke Pollard, who is a member of the Labour Party. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 14,788.
context_section_description: Devonport has its own shopping street, a railway station, a swimming pool, park and a sports ground, The Brickfields. Since 2003, it has been the home of Plymouth Albion, the city's Rugby Union club located near Plymouth City College.
  Devonport is also home to the Devonport Playhouse, a theatre located in the former Methodist Central Hall in Fore Street. The space was purchased and converted into a performance venue by the Plymouth Theatre Company back in 1987. It is a popular venue with the local Amateur Dramatic companies, choirs and dancing schools in Plymouth especially, since the closure of the Athenaeum in central Plymouth.
  UTC Plymouth is a university technical college (UTC) which opened in September 2013 near Devonport Park. The UTC is situated on the former site of Parkside Community College, which closed in August 2008 due to falling enrolment. 
  The Torpoint Ferry service across the Hamoaze (River Tamar) operates from Devonport to Cornwall.
  Devonport Naval base/Dockyard has, over the years, been known as "Guz" by naval ratings. There are various explanations for the nickname: the Royal Naval Museum says it is short for Guzzle and refers to Devon cream teas.
caption: Devonport's town hall and column in 2008
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