Smeaton's Tower
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Address | W Hoe Rd, Plymouth PL1 2NZ, United Kingdom |
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Construction started | June 12, 1757 |
Destruction date | 1882 |
Opened | 1759 |
Phone | +44 1752 304774 |
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ID | 2205215 |
About Smeaton's Tower
Smeaton's Tower is a memorial to celebrated 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.
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