In 1588 Francis Drake played his famous game of bowls on The Hoe, Plymouth before joining battle with the Spanish Armada.
In 1620 the Pilgrims set sail from Plymouth’s West Pier aboard the Mayflower for the New World.
In 2004 on a Plymouth bridge Jolly Stanesby escaped the police trap when the police reneged on their word …

23rd January 2004

It’s raining cats and dogs, it’s cool (6°C, 43°F) but Jolly Stanesby is in high spirits.

Jolly says he has a radio, a bottle of wine, enough food and he’s quite cosy. The police have been “as good as gold” since their initial attempts to get him down. All traffic is now flowing freely. Police had closed some lanes when Jolly went up there on Friday Morning.

One listener on a local radio station said “I agree with him but couldn’t he do it on a Sunday”. I guess…