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Because of the ''Back to Basics'' movement's aversion to human over-reliance on [[technology]], Plymouth Hope was built mainly from [[wood]] and was modelled on old [[United States of America|American]] frontier [[town]]s from the [[19th century]]. It was laid out in a cross shape. Three miles from what passed as the city centre was [[Kartryte Farm]]. | Because of the ''Back to Basics'' movement's aversion to human over-reliance on [[technology]], Plymouth Hope was built mainly from [[wood]] and was modelled on old [[United States of America|American]] frontier [[town]]s from the [[19th century]]. It was laid out in a cross shape. Three miles from what passed as the city centre was [[Kartryte Farm]]. | ||
Main Street consisted of the communal buildings, including [[shop|general | Main Street consisted of the communal buildings, including [[shop|general stores]], meeting halls, [[blacksmith]]s and a [[tavern]]. The medical centre, a prefabricated complex, was the first building erected and the only high-technology building on the planet. Half-hearted attempts were made to modify its aesthetic to match the rest of the town. | ||
Overly-extreme adherence to ''Back to Basics'' principles led the town, and the colony as a whole, to stagnate. By [[2539]], a century after its foundation, when the [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]] visited the planet, Plymouth Hope was still the colony's only [[town]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Colony of Lies (novel)|The Colony of Lies]]'') | Overly-extreme adherence to ''Back to Basics'' principles led the town, and the colony as a whole, to stagnate. By [[2539]], a century after its foundation, when the [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]] visited the planet, Plymouth Hope was still the colony's only [[town]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Colony of Lies (novel)|The Colony of Lies]]'') | ||
[[Category:Towns and villages visited by the Second Doctor]] | [[Category:Towns and villages visited by the Second Doctor]] | ||
