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Encyclopedia > Stonehouse Creek

Stonehouse Creek, in Plymouth, also known as Stonehouse Lake (on many maps) and Tinkies by the local people. Filled in from 1960s onwards and now a recreation ground and home to the Stonehouse Creek Social & Recreation Club. Stonehouse Creek extended along what is now known as Victoria Park, again another part of the Creek/Lake this was filled in to celebrate the 60 reign of Queen Victoria (1813-1901) the park opened to the public in 1894.


On either side of the Creek were Royal Naval and Royal Military hospitals, patients for the naval hospital being landed at a jetty. The army hospital is now Devonport High School for boys[1] (http://www.dhsb.org).


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