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On the corner Citadel Road stands The Yard Arm.
A naval term, generally presented as one word, if refers to the end
of a horizontally-positioned spar attached to a mast. From it flags
are hung and in the old days so too were men that behaved badly.
The nautical theme here was adopted in name and layout when the pub
underwent a major refit in the mid-1980s.
The new name replaced the earlier title Gipsy Moth IV a
direct reference to one of the most significant sailing events to
have touched Plymouth in the 20th Century - the solo
circumnavigation of the world by Sir Francis Chichester, undertaken
in his yacht Gipsy Moth IV. The end of the voyage, in May 1967, was
witnessed by one of the largest crowds ever assembled on the Hoe and
prompted the rechristening of this pub, which had formerly been
known as the Hoe Park Hotel and also the old Crown and
Anchor.
Related Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Chichester
Pub history supplied by
Chris Robinson. |
LICENSEES
1864 Thomas Phillips
1881 WJ Stephens
1888 John Way
1895 Harry Townsend
1898 Albert Crocker
1901 Stephen Curtis
1931 Edward Wedemeyer
1937 Arthur Wheatley
1953 Sadie Wheatley
1957 Howard Newnham
1967 Charles Mawer
1968 Roy Jarvis
1971 Judith Mitchell
1972 John Chamberlain
1973 John Winder
1975 Hilda Burn
1983 Trevor Sims
1985 Barry Phillips
1992 Brian/Joanne Kirtley
Current owner: Nigel Ledger
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