lovely video, i live in plymouth myself but only in recent months have i started to really appreciate its beauty and history.........and in fact what an important city it was and still is, thanks for the upload : )
I really hate to say it but those are not the Mayflower steps. Both the peirs that enclose sutton harbour were built in the 18th century by one Admiral Mcbride - who also built the pub of the same name off to the right of the steps. Infact the pub is built on the location of the real mayflower steps which are now beneath the ladies toilets
No I haven't although the gin as quite nice. The pub itself is only 30 feet away from the memorial on the right as you look at it. The wall in the pubs back yard is the orginal harbour wall which predates the 1620s. There are traces of steps on the wall. All that you see to the front of the pub along with the peirs and the wharf further down is reclaimed land.
Hey Plymouth cool, Read the plaque on the wall by the memorial, it says the Cawsey where they embarked onto the Mayflower was destroyed a few years after embarkation but that the cawsey where they did embark was immediately adjacent to the Mayflower Stone memorial, so the Land where the memorial is was there in those days and that is where they actually embarked on the ship and not where the Admiral McBride pub is.
@plymouthcool Does it really matter? If the "real" steps are under the Admiral McBride, so be it, it's only a few yards away from the "official" steps...it's all symbolic, isn't it, and it's a lovely memorial to a great even in both English history and American history :-)
3 desendents of the Mayflower walked those steps and thank you for the video. I'll probley never make it there. I live in California as like my desendent's not rich.
i live in plymouth england, seen those steps loads of times. its good to see that plymouths history is being remembered in a positive way. Although the rest of plymouth is nothing like the barbican.
Most Interesting and great photography As one interested about thr origins of things it was nice to se the first steps that the early settlers had to take Makes one realize where and how it all began
This is where religious nutters fled. They were too nutty for england. 40% of americans believe in genesis. Their offspring are still nutters.
eddybullet 1 month ago
Didn't the Mayflower sail from Holland? They were not able to set sail from England the king kept jailing them.
SuperStarsNStripes 3 months ago
lovely video, i live in plymouth myself but only in recent months have i started to really appreciate its beauty and history.........and in fact what an important city it was and still is, thanks for the upload : )
marcjames86 1 year ago
It is true that the actual mayflower steps are under the local pub.
NinaEvee 2 years ago
So this is where my ancestors walked, amazing video, thank you.
votederibas 3 years ago
I really hate to say it but those are not the Mayflower steps. Both the peirs that enclose sutton harbour were built in the 18th century by one Admiral Mcbride - who also built the pub of the same name off to the right of the steps. Infact the pub is built on the location of the real mayflower steps which are now beneath the ladies toilets
plymouthcool 3 years ago
Admiral McBride built a pub??? methinks thou quaffed too much of Ye olde Plymouth Gin :)
PlymouthSue 3 years ago
No I haven't although the gin as quite nice. The pub itself is only 30 feet away from the memorial on the right as you look at it. The wall in the pubs back yard is the orginal harbour wall which predates the 1620s. There are traces of steps on the wall. All that you see to the front of the pub along with the peirs and the wharf further down is reclaimed land.
plymouthcool 3 years ago
Hey Plymouth cool, Read the plaque on the wall by the memorial, it says the Cawsey where they embarked onto the Mayflower was destroyed a few years after embarkation but that the cawsey where they did embark was immediately adjacent to the Mayflower Stone memorial, so the Land where the memorial is was there in those days and that is where they actually embarked on the ship and not where the Admiral McBride pub is.
Regards Sue :)
PlymouthSue 3 years ago
@PlymouthSue What is a "Cawsey"??? Do you mean "Causeway"?
jupitermoon10011 1 year ago
@plymouthcool Does it really matter? If the "real" steps are under the Admiral McBride, so be it, it's only a few yards away from the "official" steps...it's all symbolic, isn't it, and it's a lovely memorial to a great even in both English history and American history :-)
jupitermoon10011 1 year ago
3 desendents of the Mayflower walked those steps and thank you for the video. I'll probley never make it there. I live in California as like my desendent's not rich.
DesertDee 3 years ago
i live in plymouth england, seen those steps loads of times. its good to see that plymouths history is being remembered in a positive way. Although the rest of plymouth is nothing like the barbican.
green army!! says fuk u exeter
greenarmys12 3 years ago
A lovely sentiment, but let's not forget that the Jamestown settlers were already there, in Virginia.
chinaisright08 3 years ago
Thank you for this video. It is nice to see where my ancestor Gov William Bradford left from
janecny315 4 years ago
This was most interesting as I have never seen this before. I enjoyed it very much.
bonsaimary 4 years ago
Most Interesting and great photography As one interested about thr origins of things it was nice to se the first steps that the early settlers had to take Makes one realize where and how it all began
Thanks for a vision of the begining of our nation
ghs45 4 years ago
Ahh (big sigh), I miss my home!
Ellesaurus 4 years ago