Great Store
Great Store is a historic building in Plymouth, England. Great Store is situated nearby to the historic building Officers Quarters & Mess, as well as near Cookhouse.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eddystone Light and Tinside Lido.
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 1,200 feet west of Great Store.
Tinside Lido
Water park
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tinside Lido is a 1935 Art Deco lido in the city of Plymouth in southwest England. It is sited beside Plymouth Sound and is overlooked by Plymouth Hoe and Smeaton's Tower. The lido opens in the summer months between May and September. Tinside Lido is situated 1,300 feet west of Great Store.
National Marine Aquarium
Public aquarium
Photo: Markles55, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The National Marine Aquarium, which opened in May 1998, is situated in Plymouth in south-west England. It is the largest aquarium in the UK and houses over 5,000 animals. National Marine Aquarium is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Great Store.
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.
Cattedown
Suburb
Photo: Adrian Platt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cattedown is an inner city suburb of Plymouth, Devon. Its position beside the River Plym estuary just short of the mouth led to its early settlement.
Great Store
- Type: Historic building
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.36411° or 50° 21′ 51″ northLongitude
-4.13692° or 4° 8′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C2Q9V77+J6OpenStreetMap ID
way 177293005OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=building
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