Born out of the sea 400 million years ago Drake’s Island has been a place of pilgrimage, a refuge, a fort, a prison, an observatory and an adventure centre. The fortifications have defended Plymouth from the time of the Spanish Armada to the World Wars. It has been the starting point for the voyages of discovery of some of the greatest of our explorers, Drake, Cook and Darwin. Still a place of mystery and rumour follow in the footsteps of Drake discovering Drake’s Island and the lives of those that lived there.
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The Geraldine Lamb Story, a journey of a child of Drake’s Island
This Blog is about one of, or possibly the only birth on the Island. Back in October 1897, on the 11th to be precise,...
A DEVONIAN ISLE OR AN ISLAND OF CORNWALL
Really a bit of a follow on from last week and who owned the Island is the intriguing question of was the Island...
DID THE COUNCIL OWN THE ISLAND AND GIVE IT AWAY?
The belief that Plymouth City Council owned the Island at one stage and then sold it for £1 or gave it away is...