The British Empire and its effect on Plymouth


Smeaton's Tower on the Eddystone Rocks


The 1759 construction of Smeaton's Tower to the 14 miles south of Plymouth was an unparalleled triumph of the engineering skill of John Smeaton.


Empire in Your Backyard: Plymouth Article


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