2012

SX4753 : Plaque, Smeaton's Tower, The Hoe, Plymouth, Devon

taken 13 years ago, near to Plymouth, England

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Plaque, Smeaton's Tower, The Hoe, Plymouth, Devon
Plaque, Smeaton's Tower, The Hoe, Plymouth, Devon
Plaque unveiled on 24 September 1984, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the re-opening of Smeaton's Eddystone Lighthouse on 24 September 1884.
Smeaton's Tower

Smeaton's Tower was originally built on the Eddystone reef in 1759 and was taken down in the early 1880s.

Now standing at 72 foot high it offers fantastic views of Plymouth Sound and beyond from its Lantern Room.


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Geographical Context: Coastal Historic sites and artefacts other tags: Lighthouse (Disused) Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Plymouth [653] · Smeaton's Tower [237] · Eddystone Lighthouse [63] Title Clusters: · Plaque, Smeaton's Tower, The Hoe, Plymouth, Devon [2] ·
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SX4753, 1429 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Christine Matthews   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 13 August, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 19 August, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 4775 5382 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:21.8723N 4:8.5211W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SX 4775 5382
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