The Barbican is Plymouth's old harbour area and one of the few parts of the original city to escape the bombs of the Luftwaffe during the Second World War. The Barbican manages to retain much of the architecture and charm of a old fishing town and port. This article is about Plymouth, England. ...
A vibrant and interesting area, originally home to Plymouth's fish market (now relocated to the other side of the harbour) and still home to many fishermen, The Barbican contains all manner of shops and businesses - including sweet shops, art galleries, the Barbican Theatre, some eclectic bars, the Plymouth Gin Distillery the Dolphin public house and a gypsy fortune teller named Acora. The Barbican is also home to the famous Cap'n Jaspers burger bar. The Plymouth Gin Distillery was, as its name might imply, formerly one of the largest manufacturers of Gin in the UK. Today it still makes the world famouse Plymouth Gin. ... The Dolphin is a public house (pub) on the Barbican in Plymouth, England. ...
Other places of interest include the Barbican Glassworks, where skilled glassblowers can be seen practising their craft; the National Marine Aquarium, the largest aquarium in Britain, which boasts one of the deepest tanks in Europe; the Elizabethan House, an old house now used as a museum, which dates back to the early 16th century; the Mayflower Steps from where the Pilgrims set off in the Mayflower for the New World in 1620, which is commemorated in the nearby visitors' centre; and the gallery and studio of the late artist Robert Lenkiewicz, who lived and worked on the Barbican for many years, and derived much of his inspiration from the local people. The Mayflower Steps is the site at Plymouth, England, where the Pilgrim Fathers departed from, aboard the Mayflower, before crossing the Atlantic Ocean to colonise North America. ... This article is about the colonists of North America. ... The Mayflower was the ship which transported the Pilgrim Fathers from Plymouth, England to North Virginia (in what was later to become the United States of America) in 1620, leaving Plymouth on September 6 and dropping anchor near Cape Cod on November 21. ... Robert Oscar Lenkiewicz (1941–August 6, 2002) was one of the South West of Englands most celebrated artists of modern times. ...
Situated at the mouth of the river Tamar, where Devon meets Cornwall between Dartmoor and the sea, Plymouth is the gateway to a landscape of country lanes and quaint villages, thatched cottages and country inns that is the very definition of England to its many international visitors.
Plymouth is the largest city in the southwest of England, with a population of roughly 250,000.
Plymouth locals often envision trying to fool a hypothetical American chum by telling him that they are going to visit the 'Plymouth Hoe', at which point the excited American is imagined spending all his translated currency on packs of condoms.
Plymouth, situated at the mouth of the River Tamar, which forms the boundary between Devon and Cornwall, is one of Britain's largest seaports and naval bases, and historically the most important.
Bordered by a wide beach, it lies between hills which reach down to the adjoining bays, and the surrounding woodland and meadows combine with extensive parks and gardens to give the city an open and attractive aspect.
On July 31st 1588 the Spanish Armada was soundly defeated in Plymouth Sound, with Drake as vice-admiral.
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