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    Smeaton's Tower is a redundant lighthouse, now a memorial to civil engineer John Smeaton, designer of the third and most notable Eddystone Lighthouse....
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    Smeaton's lighthouse was subsequently rebuilt, as planned, on top of a replica granite frustum on Plymouth Hoe: preserved 'as a monument to Smeaton's...
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    (1765–70) Smeaton's Pier in St Ives, Cornwall (1767–70) Perth Bridge over the River Tay in Perth (1766–71) Ripon Canal (1766–1773) Smeaton's Viaduct, which...
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  • Anne's enemies. Smeaton's body was buried in a common grave with one of the other accused adulterers, William Brereton. Years after Smeaton's death, Queen...
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    Further west is Smeaton's Tower, which is a standard lighthouse that was constructed in 1759. 14 miles (23 km) Furthermore, Smeaton's Tower was dismantled...
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    Battery. A prominent landmark on the Hoe is Smeaton's Tower. This is the upper portion of John Smeaton's Eddystone Lighthouse, which was originally built...
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    step forward in the modern use of concrete was Smeaton's Tower, built by British engineer John Smeaton in Devon, England, between 1756 and 1759. This...
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  • Breakwater Plymouth Hoe Plymouth Sound Royal Albert Bridge Saltram House Smeaton's Tower Tamar Bridge The Royal Citadel Bovisand Cattewater Central Park Derriford...
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    Eddystone Lighthouse (1755–59) in the English Channel now known as Smeaton's Tower. He needed a hydraulic mortar that would set and develop some strength...
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    Crescent Park in Keyham. Flags in the city were flown at half-mast, and Smeaton's Tower was lit up that evening as a mark of respect. Books of condolence were...
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    sited beside Plymouth Sound and is overlooked by Plymouth Hoe and Smeaton's Tower. The lido is open in the summer months between May and September. The...
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  • for his wonderful models of the lights in which he served. Models of Smeaton's tower, Bull Point and North Foreland still exist. The model of Bull Point...
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  • French Army airship La France with an electric motor. September 24 – Smeaton's Tower opened to the public on Plymouth Hoe as a monument to the history of...
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    to resemble one, and is similar to the Third Eddystone Lighthouse (Smeaton's Tower). It is a Grade II* listed building, meaning that it is of more than...
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    Yorkshire Housesteads, Hadrian's Wall for BBC North East and Cumbria Smeaton's Tower, Plymouth for BBC South West Mumbles Pier for BBC Wales The Abbey Pumping...
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    komm) and 'tor' (Old Welsh twrr and Scots Gaelic tòrr from Latin turris; 'tower' used for granite formations) are rare Celtic loanwords in English and their...
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    16 – Smeaton's Tower, John Smeaton's Eddystone Lighthouse off the coast of South West England, is first illuminated. Copley Medal: John Smeaton January...
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  • front of Devonport's original main entrance, the Keyham Dock Gate. Smeaton's Tower on the seafront at Plymouth Hoe was used for the shore-leave scenes...
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    pozzolanas, intended for the construction of a lighthouse, now known as Smeaton's Tower. In the late 18th century, Roman cement was developed and patented...
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  • ITV News West Country Title card for the west sub-region, depicting Smeaton's Tower Presented by Sabet Choudhury & Alex Lovell Country of origin England...
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  • Fortifications Act 1758 (32 Geo. 2. c. 30) passed by Parliament. 1759 – Smeaton's Tower completed as the third Eddystone Lighthouse. 1762 – Plymouth Synagogue...
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    earliest board game whose designer's name is known. October 16 – Smeaton's Tower, John Smeaton’s Eddystone Lighthouse off the coast of South West England, is...
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    the offices of the York Herald in York. One bomb that was found in Smeaton's Tower on Plymouth Hoe during April was found to have "Votes For Women. Death...
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    concrete was Smeaton's Tower built by John Smeaton in the 1750s. The third Eddystone Lighthouse (the world's first open ocean lighthouse), Smeaton pioneered...
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  • Geography", the earliest British board game sold. 16 October – Smeaton's Tower, John Smeaton's Eddystone Lighthouse, is first illuminated. 20 November – Seven...
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    which dates from about 1540. A further blockhouse called Queen Elizabeth's Tower was built a short distance to the west of Fisher's Nose. The Baroque main...
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    earliest board game whose designer's name is known. October 16 – Smeaton's Tower, John Smeaton’s Eddystone Lighthouse off the coast of South West England, is...
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  • law" and "Release our sisters". April 1913: A bomb is discovered at Smeaton's Tower, an old lighthouse on Plymouth Hoe, painted with the words "Votes For...
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  • building database (1213091)". National Heritage List for England. "Nab Tower Lighthouse". Trinity House. Historic England. "Details from listed building...
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    Henry Norris (engineer) (category Burials in Tower Hamlets Cemetery)
    coast of England and Wales, included: Eddystone Lighthouse repairs to Smeaton's Tower in 1841 "The Eddystone Lighthouse has within the past few months undergone...
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