A Flight of Figureheads
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A Flight of Figureheads

From British Warships at The Box, Plymouth

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eBook - ePub

A Flight of Figureheads

From British Warships at The Box, Plymouth

About this book

The perfect accompaniment to the collection of fourteen warship figureheads displayed in the atrium of The Box at Plymouth, this book introduces each of the figureheads, giving details of its design, the ship for which it was carved and the actions it witnessed when serving in the Royal Navy. To put these descriptions into perspective, early chapters tell the story of the development of warship figureheads over the centuries, the evolution of the figurehead collection at Devonport and the work of the figurehead carvers of Plymouth. As most of the figureheads on display come from the Devonport collection, the Directory at the end of the book provides a summary of all the figureheads that have appeared at some time in the collection and their fate.

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Information

Year
2020
eBook ISBN
9781445698533
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Foreword
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Introduction
  5. Development of the Figurehead
  6. Ship Names and the Figurehead Carvers’ Task
  7. The Figurehead Carvers of Plymouth
  8. The Devonport Figurehead Collection
  9. Figureheads at The Box
  10. HMS Calliope
  11. HMS Sphynx
  12. HMS Basilisk
  13. HMS Centaur
  14. HMS Cadmus
  15. A Figure of Minerva
  16. HMS Sybille
  17. HMS Aurora
  18. HMS Topaze
  19. HMS Calcutta
  20. HMS Defiance
  21. HMS Tamar
  22. HMS Windsor Castle
  23. HMS Royal William
  24. The Devonport Directory
  25. References & Further Reading
  26. Image Acknowledgements