Location : ../.. > Ward > Plymouth > St. Peter & the Waterfront Ward > Sutton Harbour > Guys Quay
Site/Position : Next to bench along from Three Crowns Pub.

Main Transcription
Description : Lettering and imagery is raised. Text not in straight lines. Mounted on a sheld shaped stand.
Transcription : GUY'S QUAY / The line of the present quayside, originally called GAYE'S QUAY, dates back at least to the mid-1600s. However, the natural shore followed the line of Vauxhall Street and quays, houses and warehouses were already being built by the 1600s. / Many waterfront stone warehouses were destroyed by 22 World War bombing. / The large open space of the parade, originally called Newquay, was reclaimed in the late 1500s. Between 1755 & 1783 it served as the PARADE GROUND for the Plymouth Division of the Royal Marines - hence its name.

Material : cast bronze

Reference Number : PLAQUE 054