A pictorial and descriptive guide to Plymouth, Stonehouse and Devonport with excursions by river, road and sea . «5. GUN WHARF— KEY HAM YARD 8l The Gun Wharf, built between 1718 and 1725, is the depot of the Ordnancestores. The designer was the famous Sir John Van-brugh, the architect of Blenheim Palace, on whosegrave, in St. Stephens Church, Walbrook, London,is the witty epitaph— Lie heavy on him, Earth, for heLaid many a heavy load on thee. An examination of the various weapons, disposed inmore or less artistic designs, is not without interest. Keyham Yard, or the NorthYard as it is official
A pictorial and descriptive guide to Plymouth, Stonehouse and Devonport with excursions by river, road and sea . «5. GUN WHARF— KEY HAM YARD 8l The Gun Wharf, built between 1718 and 1725, is the depot of the Ordnancestores. The designer was the famous Sir John Van-brugh, the architect of Blenheim Palace, on whosegrave, in St. Stephens Church, Walbrook, London,is the witty epitaph— Lie heavy on him, Earth, for heLaid many a heavy load on thee. An examination of the various weapons, disposed inmore or less artistic designs, is not without interest. Keyham Yard, or the NorthYard as it is officially called, is the most exten-sive of the kind in the world. Begun in 1844, at what wasthen Moon Cove (a name since changed to Keyham Point),it was opened, in defiance of seamens omens, on Friday,October 7, 1853, when the Queen, of 116 guns, was takenin, all standing, the crew manning the yards. The Yardis connected by a branch line with the two railways thatrun into the town. A striking view is gained from theYard, the teeming waters of the Hamoaze occupyingthe foreground, and the background being filled by
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