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Your Grandad photo bombed your Dad there Adam!!
Out of interest; what colour was the lighthouse when it was out on the rock??
I was just reading up on Smeaton's Tower, as I was trying to recall the reason why it was painted red and white stripes from all-white ... it was for Drake 400 (to commemorate his circumnavigation of the world). But there's a bit more to it than that.
It's original colour-scheme, when it was on the Eddystone, was red and white, and it retained that colouring when it was moved to the Hoe in the 1880s. Then in 1937, for King George's coronation, it was repainted green and stone (stone body, with the top and base painted green) which remained until the early 60s, when it was painted all-white. And then back to the current scheme in 1980.
It's original colour-scheme, when it was on the Eddystone, was red and white, and it retained that colouring when it was moved to the Hoe in the 1880s. Then in 1937, for King George's coronation, it was repainted green and stone (stone body, with the top and base painted green) which remained until the early 60s, when it was painted all-white. And then back to the current scheme in 1980.
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This one is early 1950s from before I was born. My uncle took it. I think Winston Churchill is on the right
Might have been Churchill's visit to Plymouth in 1951.
He even went to Home Park!
www.plymouthherald.co.uk
He even went to Home Park!
Remembering Winston Churchill's visits to Plymouth
Churchill delivered impassioned speeches to thousands of people during his visits to the city
www.plymouthherald.co.uk
oh! bottom of North Hill (charles st). Just couldn’t picture that junction as it was then, but looked familiar. I’ve always known the Arts Centre on that corner, along with the old shopping centre from the 80s.
Designed by Eugenius Birch who designed amongst others, the piers at Blackpool, Brighton, Morcombe, Skegness. It was officially called the Promenade Pier.
They not only destroyed the Guinness Building but the El Sombrero as well, not to mention the Rooftop, lot of stairs to get thrown down.
The fours Houses at my old school were Smeaton, Rudyard, Winstanley and Douglas, all Lighthouses on the Eddystone. I was in Smeaton.
For a fascinating look at how Plymouth was rebuilt after the war, I’d thoroughly recommend seeking out a film called ‘The Way We Live’ - its on Talking Pictures TV fairly regularly and I’m pretty sure you can find it on YouTube too. Absolutely loads of footage from around the city in the late 40s and early 50s which will bring back heaps of memories for many on here. Also look out for a film called ‘The Uncle’ shot in the mid-60s around Honicknowle, Ham, Ernesettle etc for another nostalgia trip.
Yep The Way We Live is a great and interesting film. Directed by Jill Craigie, wife of Michael Foot, the latter making an appearance in the film.
Re The Uncle if you visit the site Reelstreets.com (great site for film and history buffs) there are location stills from the film and 'now' photos, some of which I contributed a few years ago.
Re The Uncle if you visit the site Reelstreets.com (great site for film and history buffs) there are location stills from the film and 'now' photos, some of which I contributed a few years ago.
