John Sparke House

John Sparke House (HM2BQZ)

Location: , England PL1 2NE Plymouth
Country: United Kingdom
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N 50° 22.018', W 4° 8.129'

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Jorn Sparke House
14 New Street
John Sparke of Plymouth
Sailed With John Hawkins
On His 1564 Voyage
To the West Indies
and was
The First Englishman To
Write Descriptions of Both
The Potato and Tobacco
Later He Settled in Plymouth
As a Merchant,
Building This Street
About 1584
and was
Mayor of Pymouth in 1592
Tamar Housing Society
Main Contractor
Cooper Construction 1989
Details
HM NumberHM2BQZ
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Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 28th, 2018 at 8:05am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)30U E 419245 N 5580049
Decimal Degrees50.36696667, -4.13548333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 50° 22.018', W 4° 8.129'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds50° 22' 1.08" N, 4° 8' 7.74" W
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Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near New St, England PL1 2NE, GB
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