Plymouth bomb map

I imagine that Plymouth would be a very different place today if it hadn't been for World War II. The city took a beating, as can be seen by all the black dots on this map. I've marked the Citadel on the lower centre. It and some other areas appear as solid white not because they didn't get bombed, but because hits weren't shown at military sites.

The city was rebuilt on a grid system - what some refer to as an American grid system, which locals seem to hate. I heard more complaints about that than the ugly architecture... and there certainly is an abundance of that. The town centre lacks character, as if a bunch of strip malls were thrown together. Otherwise Plymouth seems to photograph well, looking less worn and tired as I thought it appeared in person.