St Petrock's Close, off Wonford Road
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St Petrock's Close, off Wonford Road
Image: © David Smith Taken: 15 Sep 2012
A post-war development of social housing. This was the site of a row of houses, St Leonard's Terrace, which was seriously damaged by bombing during the Exeter Blitz of May 1942. The name Petrock, a Cornish saint, links to St Petrock's church in the centre of Exeter
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Image Location
Latitude
50.71906
Longitude
-3.519788