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AS a city, Plymouth has very few large country houses, but it does possess some of national importance, like Saltram House, run by the National Trust.
Many of the city's most important buildings are associated with the Dockyard, such as the Royal William Yard and Naval Hospitals, and are listed as Grade II* or Grade I, reflecting their significance.
Within Plymouth there are 37 scheduled ancient monuments. Although most of these are connected with the defence of the city, such as the Palmerston Forts, Drake's Island and Plymouth Castle, others reflect the city's earlier history, like Worth's Bone Cave in Cattedown and Burrow Hill Round Barrow in Plymstock.
Plymouth's Barbican is home to Britain's maritime heritage. This is the place from where Sir Francis Drake sailed, from where the Pilgrim Fathers departed to settle in the New World (the Mayflower Steps) and where Britons danced in defiance of Hitler's Luftwaffe.
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The Barbican also has a great nightlife scene, with many restaurants, pubs and clubs.
Comments
by deputydog
Tuesday, September 18 2012, 2:39PM
“itar5127 i agree totaly i may be right or wrong but remember reading a few years ago as you say the pilgrims did not depart from the mayflower steps but from the ladies and gents loos at the back of the admiral macbride public house its hard to imagine the water being up to the pub id love to see photos of all those years ago it would be quite interesting”
by CharlieDodd
Monday, September 17 2012, 10:20PM
“Plymouth Rorkes Drift connections-
Lt. John Rouse Merriott Chard VC (Royal Engineers, Officer Commanding Rorkes Drift) - Born Plymouth,(played by Stanley Baker in 'Zulu'.)
Pvt Thomas Luddington (Army Hospital Corps, Rorke's Drift) Buried Weston Mill, Plymouth.
Cpl Francis Attwood DCM (Army Service Corps, Rorke's Drift) Buried Efford, Plymouth.”
by CharlieDodd
Monday, September 17 2012, 10:14PM
“..'Britons danced in defiance of Hitler's Luftwaffe'..
I've seen pictures of the hideous old pier that they bombed so perhaps the people were glad Adolf trashed it..”
by itar5127
Monday, September 17 2012, 9:27AM
“In addition, as ever, the historical background about the 'Pilgrims' is misreported.
The history:
The pilgrims were religeous zelots from the Lincolnshire area (Boston, New York, Tattishall) who were looking for somewhere to IMPOSE their version of Christianity on - ie someone to persecute. At that time the UK was emerging into religeous freedom, and some rich religeous groups decided to fund an expedition to 'the New World'. Only the best was used - unfortunately the best was what should not have been used (it should have been seasoned not fresh hewn), so the wooden hull, although initially watertight in the storms in the Channel leaked dangerously, and having been fleased by Southhampton (as the venture did not have enough money there), made port in Plymouth, which had a larger Jewish/Quaker community willing to allow the ships repair on a promise of money. The only correct thing in the article is that Plymouth was the last UK land the pilgrims were on before The New World. Go to the Elizabethan House in the Barbican (another omission) for the ships crew list, as where the Mayflower Steps are now is not where the Pilgrims embarked from - that would be near the back of the new Tourist Information Centre.
In addition, no metion of Hawkins, Scott, Lawrence (of Arabia fame) or Lady Astor, nor why none of the horse toughs on Plymouth's hills are no longer functioning.”
by itar5127
Monday, September 17 2012, 9:06AM
“So - thats no Anthony House, the backdrop to Tim Burton's take on Alice in Wonderland, or Mount Edgecombe, or Merchants House, just a hack review of an incomer's blinkered view of a once vibrant city laid low by the Luftwaffe (visit The Merchants House behind St Andrews Court in Notte Street, the second Merchants house was demolished to build this modern office), then lower by subsequent Conservative (Life Centre got, Incinerator pending) and Labour(Iceland investments anyone?). We do NOT have a maritime museum despite the history.
Lady Astor would be generating if wrapped by copper, but as ever someones scarpered with it.”