Being at Plymouth College of Art and Design, Wolsdon Street Annexe, in the early 1970s was very, as we used to say, “cool.” my name is Steve Johnson and I had a whale of a time and learnt a lot …
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Abroad
ROME: MAY 2003
VENICE: AUGUST 2003
EGYPT: AUGUST 2003: Pyramids, Temples, Tombs, The Nile, Lake Nasser, Nubia, Sakura, Luxor, Karnak, Valley of the Kings, Cairo Museum & more
ITALY: SUMMER 2002: Sorrento, Capri,
Pompeii, Vesuvius, Herculaneum, Rome, Monte Cassino…
PLYMOUTH & AREA PHOTOS FROM EARLY 1900s
WEMBURY WAY? | WEMBURY WAY? | NOSS MAYO | NOSS MAYO |
NOSS MAYO | WEMBURY WAY? | WEMBURY WAY | WHITSANDS |
BOVISAND c 1920s? | SALTASH |
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HMS DELHI – VOYAGES IN THE 1930s
Jim Payne says that ” the first belonged to a sailor who served on HMS DELHI during the 1930s, the second album belonged to W.E.Lloyd who served on HMS Wisteria .
Between the 2 albums there are many nice photos …
Portland Square Air Raid Shelter at Plymouth
Long presumed lost, now found in 2006!
by Tony Rees, Gerry Cullum and Steve & Karen Johnson
N.B. some of these images are “tif files,” if you have any problems downloading them, try “right clicking” and then “save …
THE WRECK OF THE STEAMER “VECTIS”
“land diving..? for treasure!!”..no need to get wet!!
If you feel like a little treasure hunting, but don’t want to get wet..or can’t swim!!…try the wreck of the Vectis at Andurn Point in South Devon, UK. A few miles east …
PLYMOUTH FIREWORK COMPETITION
A little different this year. Many things have come together at this time, my forthcoming wedding to the lovely Karen, moving home plus more have taken up much of my time.
my lovely Karen…what more could any man want?
However …
Odd
These are the launch mechanisms that would be attached to the bridge of ships to fire stick guided Schemuly signal rockets – basically large firework type rockets. Rockets could be used for signal, avoidance, distress, or in the case of …