Who/What commemorated : Plympton House

Location : ../.. > Ward > Plymouth > Plympton Erle Ward > Plympton > George Lane > Plympton House
Site/Position : Halfway up lane on right near Gateway to convent.

Main Transcription
Description : Lettering and border raised. Text all lower case. Sans serif
Transcription : Plympton House / Sir George Treby, the Lord Chief Justice of / England and MP for Plympton Erle, began / the building of Plympton House. It was / completed in 1720 by his son George,/ Secretary for War and a Privy Councillor./ Within the grounds is a large earth mound./ It may have been constructed at the time / of one of two seiges of Plympton Castle, in / the 12th or early 13th century. Form here / siege engines could attack the Castle out / of range of the defender's long bows. //

Additional Crests/Logos
Transcription : Plympton St Maurice Civic Association

Material : cast bronze

Reference Number : PLAQUE 010

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