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The Bear Inn was situated in Devonport. This pub closed in 1998 after catching fire one night.

Source: Jonathon Nelson

The Bear was much used by RN officers. It had once been part of a terrace, but the other buildings in the street were destroyed during a WW2 air raid. The Bear was propped up by sloping timber beams. It looked weird.

Alan Knight (February 2016)

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