• Smeaton's Tower is a redundant lighthouse, now a memorial to civil engineer John Smeaton, designer of the third and most notable Eddystone Lighthouse.
  • Plymouth Hoe is a breath of fresh air literally as costal so the area around Smeaton's Tower is fresh and breezy.
  • Now standing at 72 foot high, Smeaton's Tower offers striking, elevated views of Plymouth Sound and the city from its lantern room.
  • Remarkably, rather than being dismantled, Smeatons Tower was carefully relocated to Plymouth Hoe in 1882, where it stands as a prominent landmark today.
  • Exploring Smeaton's Tower, Plymouth.
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  • The lighthouse in question is called Smeatons Tower these days and has been standing in a park in Plymouth for well over a century at this stage.
  • Smeatons Tower is a focal point on Plymouth’s Hoe which is now recognised as one of the most renowned landmarks in Plymouth.
  • In 1913 a small bomb was placed in Smeatons Tower’s doorway by suffragettes campaigning for votes for women. Fortunately, the bomb did not go off.
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  • Visit one of Plymouth's most iconic buildings. A centrepiece on Plymouth's Hoe, Smeaton's Tower offers fantastic views from its Lantern Room.