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Plymouth Hoe from Mount Batten in 2006. Plymouth Hoe, referred to locally as the Hoe, is a large south-facing open public space in the English coastal city of Plymouth.The Hoe is adjacent to and above the low limestone cliffs that form the seafront and it commands views of Plymouth Sound, Drake's Island, and across the Hamoaze to Mount Edgcumbe in Cornwall.
Smeaton's Tower is a redundant lighthouse, now a memorial to civil engineer John Smeaton, designer of the third and most notable Eddystone Lighthouse.A major step forward in lighthouse design, Smeaton's structure was in use from 1759 to 1877, until erosion of the ledge it was built upon forced new construction.
Mount Batten from Plymouth Hoe. Mount Batten is a 24-metre (80-ft) tall outcrop of rock on a 600-metre (2000-ft) peninsula in Plymouth Sound, Devon, England, named after Sir William Batten [1] (c.1600-1667), MP and Surveyor of the Navy; it was previously known as How Stert.
The upper part of Smeaton's lighthouse was subsequently rebuilt, as planned, on top of a replica granite frustum on Plymouth Hoe: preserved 'as a monument to Smeaton's genius, and in commemoration of one of the most successful, useful and instructive works ever accomplished in civil engineering'. [34] The rebuilding was funded by public ...
The Armada Memorial is a monument on Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth, Devon, England. Built in 1888, the monument celebrates the tercentenary of the defeat of the Spanish Armada, which was sighted by English captains stationed in the city. It is a granite structure, decorated with bronze crests and a statue of Britannia.
Tinside Lido is a 1935 Art Deco lido in the city of Plymouth in southwest England. [2] [3] It is sited beside Plymouth Sound and is overlooked by Plymouth Hoe and Smeaton's Tower. It is currently temporarily closed undergoing refurbishment. The lido was open in the summer months between May and September. [4] [5]
The coworker of a newly married woman says she used their recent company holiday party to swindle wedding gifts. After sharing a "sob story" about how she wasn't given enough money from her guests ...
Plymouth Sound from Heybook Bay. Mount Batten, a former Royal Air Force flying boat and search and rescue base, is located at the northeast corner of the Sound. T. E. Lawrence was stationed here as Aircraftman Shaw.