The Hoe, Plymouth
Plymouth Hoe on the south west coast of England, with Tinside Lido in the foreground, the Plymouth Dome, Smeaton's Tower, The Plymouth Wheel and the Naval War Memorial Smeaton's Tower is the third and most notable Eddystone Lighthouse. It marked a major step forward in the design of lighthouses. In use until 1877, it was largely dismantled and rebuilt on Plymouth Hoe in the city of Plymouth, Devon where it now stands as a memorial to its designer, John Smeaton, the celebrated civil engineer. Tinside Pool is a unique 1935 Art Deco lido It is sited beside Plymouth Sound and is overlooked by Plymouth Hoe. Plymouth Naval War Memorial. After World War I, the Royal Navy wanted to find a way to commemorate sailors who had died at sea and had no known grave. An Admiralty committee recommended building memorials at the three main naval ports in Great Britain -- Plymouth, Chatham, and Portsmouth. The memorials at all three sites were designed by Sir Robert Lorimer with sculpture by Henry Poole. Following World War II, the naval memorials were expanded to commemorate the dead from that war. Sir Edward Maufe performed the architectural design for the expansion at Plymouth, and the sculpture was by Charles Wheeler and William McMillan. The Plymouth memorial also bears the names of sailors from Australia, South Africa, and India. The Plymouth Naval Memorial commemorates 7,251 sailors of the World War I and 15,933 of the World War II.
Size: 3186px × 4373px
Location: Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Jim Gibson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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