SX4754 : The Salvation Army, Armada Way
taken 10 years ago, near to Plymouth, England
The Salvation Army is a Christian charitable organisation organised in a quasi-military structure. The organisation reports worldwide membership of over 1.5 million, consisting of soldiers, officers and adherents known as Salvationists. Its founders William and Catherine Booth sought to bring salvation to the poor, destitute and hungry by meeting both their "physical and spiritual needs".
The Army was founded in 1865 in London by one-time Methodist minister William Booth.
Armada Way is a wide north-south running Avenue in the Centre of Plymouth. It connects the Railway Station with The Hoe.
It was planned by Sir Patrick Abercrombie as part of his "Plan for Plymouth". This was to re-develop the bomb damaged centre of Plymouth.
The Way is a major shopping road.