Royal Air Force Memorial
Royal Air Force Memorial is a memorial in Plymouth, England. Royal Air Force Memorial is situated nearby to Armada Memorial, as well as near the monument Plymouth Naval Memorial.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dave Skinner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: monument in Plymouth, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Royal Air Force Memorial, Plymouth Hoe”
- Inscription: “THEY FLEW BY DAY AND NIGHT AND GAVE THEIR LIVES TO KEEP FOREVER BRIGHT THAT PRECIOUS LIGHT. FREEDOM.”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eddystone Light and Armada Memorial.
Eddystone Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smeaton's Tower is a redundant lighthouse, now a memorial to civil engineer John Smeaton, designer of the third and most notable Eddystone Lighthouse. A major step forward in lighthouse design, Smeaton's structure was in use from 1759 to 1877, until erosion of the ledge it was built upon forced new construction. Eddystone Light is situated 350 feet south of Royal Air Force Memorial.
Armada Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Armada Memorial is a monument on Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth, Devon, England. Built in 1888, the monument celebrates the tercentenary of the defeat of the Spanish Armada, which was sighted by English captains stationed in the city.
Plymouth Naval Memorial
Monument
Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Plymouth Naval Memorial is a war memorial in Plymouth, Devon, England which is dedicated to British and Commonwealth sailors who were lost in World War I and World War II with no known grave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plymouth Hoe and Mount Batten.
Plymouth Hoe
Locality
Photo: Merlin UK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plymouth Hoe, referred to locally as The Hoe, is a large south-facing open public space in the English coastal city of Plymouth, Devon. The Hoe is adjacent to and above the low limestone cliffs that form the seafront and commands views of Plymouth Sound, Drake's Island, and across the Hamoaze to Mount Edgcumbe in Cornwall.
Mount Batten
Locality
Photo: Trysca, Public domain.
Mount Batten is a 24-metre tall outcrop of rock on a 600-metre peninsula in Plymouth Sound, Devon, England, named after Sir William Batten, MP and Surveyor of the Navy; it was previously known as How Stert.
Stonehouse
Suburb
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Stonehouse was one of three towns that were amalgamated into modern-day Plymouth, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. West Stonehouse was a village that is within the current Mount Edgcumbe Country Park in Cornwall.
Royal Air Force Memorial
- Categories: monument, war memorial, and historic site
- Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.36525° or 50° 21′ 55″ northLongitude
-4.14143° or 4° 8′ 29″ westElevation
98 feet (30 metres)Open location code
9C2Q9V85+3COpenStreetMap ID
node 3228830551OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Royal Air Force Memorial” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Royal Air Force Memorial”
- Swedish: “Royal Air Force Memorial”
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