Stoke Damerel Parish Church Our final article from Tony Barnard of Stoke Damerel Parish Church. Check out his earlier articles for more profiles and insights into the Church and its history. Today’s articles were all adapted from editions of the Church’s magazine, the latest editions of which are available on their website (under Church Magazine)Continue reading “Colonel/Professor Krystyn Lach-Szyrma”
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Reverend Edward Blackett
Stoke Damerel Parish Church This is the first of four articles based on the parish magazine entries of Tony Barnard of Stoke Damerel Parish Church, looking at people and events that have made the Church what it is today. The Reverend Doctor Edward Bridges Blackett was Rector of Stoke Damerel Parish Church for 38 years,Continue reading “Reverend Edward Blackett”
Robert Borlase Smart
The Box The Box | Tavistock Place | Plymouth | Devon PL4 8AX 01752 304774 Email Facebook Twitter Robert Borlase Smart was born in Kingsbridge, Devon in 1881. During his early life he attended Plymouth School of Art and Plymouth College of Art. From 1900-01 he attended the Royal College of Art, training as aContinue reading “Robert Borlase Smart”
Captain Andrew Henry VC
Alan Bricknell, Ford Park Cemetery Email 01752 665442 Facebook The second of two profiles of Victoria Cross recipients whose graves can be found at Ford Park Cemetery. Captain Andrew Henry was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery during the Battle of Inkerman. This battle was part of the Crimean War and took place inContinue reading “Captain Andrew Henry VC”
George Hinckley VC
Alan Bricknell, Ford Park Cemetery Email 01752 665442 Facebook The first of two profiles of Victoria Cross recipients whose graves can be found at Ford Park Cemetery. George Hinckley was awarded the Victoria Cross during the Taiping rebellion in southern China, a massive civil war from 1850 to 1864, against the ruling Manchu-led Qing (Ching)Continue reading “George Hinckley VC”
Sir Francis Chichester
The Box The Box | Tavistock Place | Plymouth | Devon PL4 8AX 01752 304774 Email Facebook Twitter Perhaps the largest crowd ever to gather on Plymouth Hoe – a quarter of a million people – saw the 65 year-old Francis Chichester sail home to finish the first west-east solo circumnavigation of the world onContinue reading “Sir Francis Chichester”
James Rich Steers
The Box The Box | Tavistock Place | Plymouth | Devon PL4 8AX 01752 304774 Email Facebook Twitter Only the fishes see a shipbuilder’s finest ideas once his vessel has slipped into the sea. It’s the precise shape of the hull and the swell and curve of the timbers that give the ideal compromise betweenContinue reading “James Rich Steers”
Solomon Hart
The Box The Box | Tavistock Place | Plymouth | Devon PL4 8AX 01752 304774 Email Facebook Twitter Solomon Alexander Hart was born in Plymouth in 1806, the son of Samuel Hart, a goldsmith, engraver and Hebrew teacher. His grandfather, Henry, was from Ansbach in Germany and settled in Plymouth as a rum merchant. InContinue reading “Solomon Hart”
James Northcote
The Box The Box | Tavistock Place | Plymouth | Devon PL4 8AX 01752 304774 Email Facebook Twitter James Northcote was born in Plymouth in 1746. He was apprenticed to his watchmaker father before moving to London where he studied under none other than famous portrait painter, Sir Joshua Reynolds. He left Reynolds’ studio inContinue reading “James Northcote”
Benjamin Haydon
The Box The Box | Tavistock Place | Plymouth | Devon PL4 8AX 01752 304774 Email Facebook Twitter This portrait was painted around 1820. It shows Plymouth-born Benjamin Robert Haydon (1786-1846), a historical painter, teacher and writer who had a stormy life and career. The intensely ambitious Haydon was the only son of another BenjaminContinue reading “Benjamin Haydon”
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