THE GROWTH OF PLYMOUTH DURING MEDIEVAL TIMES By Alan Bricknell

ALAN BRICKNELL: Alan is an amateur historian with particular interests in local history and the history of medieval England.

Since retiring from a career in the computer industry more than seventeen years ago, Alan has been actively involved in the running of Plymouth U3A, serving initially as Membership Secretary and then Treasurer, and now leads several U3A special interest groups.

Alan is also an active member of the Ford Park Cemetery Heritage team, which prepares regular exhibitions for display in the cemetery visitor centre and offers guided walks around the cemetery for members of the public.

TALK: An illustrated talk covering the growth of Plymouth from its early beginnings as a Saxon farm through to the granting of its charter in 1439. The talk includes the origins of some of the local place names; Plympton and its place in the development of Plymouth and the invasion of the Bretons in 1403.

It also looks at the question “Was Plymouth ever a medieval walled town?”