The Wooldown torch

The Wooldown torch is a memorial in Looe, South Cornwall, England. The Wooldown torch is situated nearby to the pub The Fisherman’s Arms, as well as near the museum Old Guildhall, Looe.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Guildhall, Looe and Banjo Pier.

Old Guildhall, Looe

Museum

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Old Guildhall is a municipal building in Higher Market Street in Looe, Cornwall, England. The structure, which is currently used as a museum, is a Grade II* listed building. Old Guildhall, Looe is situated 660 feet southwest of The Wooldown torch.

Banjo Pier

Lighthouse

Photo: roger geach, CC BY-SA 2.0.

A Banjo Pier is a pier in the shape of a banjo. The most notable example is probably the Banjo Pier in Looe, Cornwall, England, as it was the first and thus the prototype for many others around the world. Banjo Pier is situated 1,200 feet south of The Wooldown torch.

Looe railway station

Railway station

Photo: Andrewrabbott, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Looe railway station serves the twin towns of East and West Looe, in Cornwall, England. The station is the terminus of the scenic Looe Valley Line 8+3⁄4 miles south of Liskeard. It faces out across the estuary of the River Looe. Looe railway station is situated 2,300 feet northwest of The Wooldown torch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Looe and Hannafore.

West Looe

Village

Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.

West Looe is a village.

Hannafore

Village

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hannafore is a village.

Plaidy

Suburb

Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Plaidy is an eastern suburb of Looe, Cornwall, England, UK. Plaidy Beach is a sandy beach and Millendreath Beach is at its eastern end. The writer Eleanor Hibbert lived near Plaidy Beach during World War II and used it as the basis for one of her pen names, Jean Plaidy.

The Wooldown torch

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “The Torch and its cannons were installed in 2005 too commemorate the 200th anniversary of the battle of Trafalgar”
Category: historic site
Location: Looe, South Cornwall, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.35429° or 50° 21′ 16″ north

Longitude

-4.45115° or 4° 27′ 4″ west

Open location code

9C2Q9G3X+PG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6819328870

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wooldown and The Fisherman’s Arms.

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