Yelverton
Yelverton is a big town on the south-western side of Dartmoor, Devon, in England. When Yelverton railway station (on the Great Western Railway (GWR) line from Plymouth to Tavistock) opened up in the 19th century, the village became a prominent home for Plymouth commuters. The train is now closed, however the Plym Valley Railway has resumed a section of it. Yelverton is popular for Roborough Rock - a prominent mass of stone near the Plymouth road on the fringe of nearby Roborough Down, near the southern end of the landing strip. It provided its name to the Rock Hotel, built as a farm during the Elizabethan period, however transformed in the 1850s to provide for growing tourism in the location. The area to the south as well as west of the roundabout at the centre of the town was worked out in late Victorian and Edwardian times, with lots of grand and also extravagant suites. A location developed at about the very same time on an odd designed parcel to the south of the Tavistock road is referred to as Leg o' Mutton Corner. At the start of the Second World War, a landing strip (RAF Harrowbeer) was created at nearby Harrowbeer as a fighter station for the air protection of Devonport Dockyard and the Western Approaches. A 19th century terrace of homes, now mostly converted into shops, had to have its top floor removed to offer a much easier approach. One tall structure which was not changed was St. Paul's Church, however the tower was struck by an aircraft, leading to a warning light being fitted. The design of the paths is still really clear and also although they are considerably grassed over, the many earth as well as brick protective shelters developed to protect the competitors from attack on the ground are all still in position. Some American airmen as well as anti-aircraft battery devices were stationed right here during the second fifty percent of the battle. A plane lugging President Roosevelt landed here when its initial destination was fogbound.
