Milehouse is a late
Victorian
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19th century
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** Victorian architecture
** Victorian house
** Victorian decorative arts
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and 1930s suburb of
Plymouth
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. It is now notable for a substantial traffic junction, the vast depot base of the
local city bus company, a
Wetherspoons
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pub and an undertaker. Formerly it was famous for the site of Outland House, the large family home of
Robert Falcon Scott
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, who led the tragic British expedition to the
South Pole
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and died on the return journey. The area borders Plymouth's huge
Central Park
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and is a meeting point for supporters and police before and after local football games at adjacent
Home Park
Home Park is a football stadium in Plymouth, England. The ground has been the home of Football League One club Plymouth Argyle since 1901. , the ground of
Plymouth Argyle
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football club. It is a reputable area with good facilities and is convenient to the city centre, the nightlife zones, the parkland and the
main road
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* A highway
* A trunk road, especially in British English
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in and out of town.
Suburbs of Plymouth, Devon
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