Who/What commemorated : Firestone Bay Artillery Tower
Location : ../.. > Ward > Plymouth > St. Peter & the Waterfront Ward > Stonehouse > Durnford Street
Site/Position : North face of Artillery Tower, overlooking Firestone Bay.
Main Transcription
Description : Raised lettering & border. Painted black. Text all capitals, serif.
Transcription : FIRESTONE BAY ARTILLERY TOWER / THIS SMALL BUILDING / FORMED PART OF A SYSTEM OF / COASTAL DEFENSES CONSTRUCTED / UPON "DIVERS FRONTIERS / OF THE REALME" / DURING THE REIGN OF / HENRY VIII. 1509 - 1547 / SIMILAR TOWERS SURVIVE AT DEVILS POINT AND FISHERS NOSE.
Material : cast iron, painted
Reference Number : PLAQUE 040
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