The Box The Box | Tavistock Place | Plymouth | Devon PL4 8AX 01752 304774 Email Facebook Twitter Charles Cross One of the last Gothic churches to be built before the style disappeared, Charles Cross Church is now a well-known landmark, standing in the centre of the Charles Cross roundabout as a monument to theContinue reading “Charles Cross and St Luke’s”
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St Werburgh’s Church at Wembury
The Box The Box | Tavistock Place | Plymouth | Devon PL4 8AX 01752 304774 Email Facebook Twitte St Werburgh’s Church in Wembury must have one of the most picturesque locations in the UK. Positioned on the cliff top above Wembury Beach, it’s surrounded by land belonging to the National Trust with views over the YealmContinue reading “St Werburgh’s Church at Wembury”
The Minster Church of St Andrew
The Box The Box | Tavistock Place | Plymouth | Devon PL4 8AX 01752 304774 Email Facebook Twitter The story of St. Andrew’s dates back to the 700s when ‘a party of Christian colonisers sailed into Sutton Harbour, set their farm a short distance upstream and built their church on a ridge to the westContinue reading “The Minster Church of St Andrew”
Historic Houses
The Box The Box | Tavistock Place | Plymouth | Devon PL4 8AX 01752 304774 Email Facebook Twitter There are some wonderful historic houses in the Plymouth area where time often seems to have stood still. They’re all very different but all provide a glimpse into the history of the South West and its landowningContinue reading “Historic Houses”
Group Profile: Old Plymouth Society
Old Plymouth Society Email 01752 227992 Old Plymouth Society began in the 1930s to save some buildings on the Barbican from being demolished, the first being The Elizabethan House. After the war, many other important buildings were bought and to this day are managed by The Plymouth Barbican Trust. In 1992, the Society chose differentContinue reading “Group Profile: Old Plymouth Society”
Plymouth Argyle
The Box The Box | Tavistock Place | Plymouth | Devon PL4 8AX 01752 304774 Email Facebook Twitter Plymouth Argyle (aka the ‘Green Army’) started life in 1886. It became a professional football club in 1903 and joined the Football League in 1920. Things were put on hold during World War II and Home ParkContinue reading “Plymouth Argyle”
Sports Roundup
The Box The Box | Tavistock Place | Plymouth | Devon PL4 8AX 01752 304774 Email Facebook Twitter We’re spending the rest of today looking at sport and sporting activities. Plymouth has links to some famous sporting personalities and teams. This list is by no means exhaustive but provides a few highlights. The ‘All Blacks’Continue reading “Sports Roundup”
The Royal William Yard
The Box The Box | Tavistock Place | Plymouth | Devon PL4 8AX 01752 304774 Email Facebook Twitter The team at the Royal William Yard are doing a great job of sharing its interesting history with people during this year’s festival. In case you’ve missed their posts, here are some helpful links: Royal William YardContinue reading “The Royal William Yard”
Plymouth Breakwater: Fascinating Facts
The Box The Box | Tavistock Place | Plymouth | Devon PL4 8AX 01752 304774 Email Facebook Twitter For those of us who live in or regularly visit Plymouth, the breakwater is such a familiar sight that we probably don’t appreciate its significance. Yet, it’s been described as ‘the Channel Tunnel of its era’ andContinue reading “Plymouth Breakwater: Fascinating Facts”
The Breakwater
The Box The Box | Tavistock Place | Plymouth | Devon PL4 8AX 01752 304774 Email Facebook Twitter Welcome to the last Wednesday of the 2020 Plymouth History Festival. Later on today we’ll be looking at sport and sporting activities, with glimpses from the archives and information about a couple of parks where you canContinue reading “The Breakwater”
Plymouth History Festival 