Foundation stone, Smeaton’s Tower
Foundation stone · At the foot of Smeaton's Tower, Plymouth, Devon
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At the foot of Smeaton's Tower
At the foot of Smeaton's Tower, Plymouth, DevonInscription
THIS STONE WAS LAID BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH K.G. MASTER OF THE TRINITY HOUSE OCTOBER [?] 20 1882 / C. F. [?] BURNARD [?]
The names (2)
Every name, in the order and spelling engraved. What the stone says about each person is beneath their name; nothing has been added from other records.
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HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH K.G.
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH K.G.
Laid the stone; master of the Trinity House
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Foundation stone, Smeaton’s Tower (At the foot of Smeaton's Tower, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom), Stone, line 1, "HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH K.G."; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/9715/ : accessed 10 November 2026).
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C. F. Burnard
C. F. [?] BURNARD [?]
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Foundation stone, Smeaton’s Tower (At the foot of Smeaton's Tower, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom), Stone, line 2, "C. F. [?] BURNARD [?]"; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/9716/ : accessed 10 November 2026).
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- Erected
- 1882
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