A GLANCE from the window of his apartment on the Hoe is enough to fire the spirit of discovery in Professor David Southwood. He ticks off the names of the great explorers who set out from or were born in the city: Francis Drake, Captain Cook, Charles Darwin and Captain Scott. "As soon as you look out across the Hoe – the finest view in Europe – you can't help thinking about all those who sailed off to explore the world," he says. Prof Southwood has done his share of exploring –...
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A GLANCE from the window of his apartment on the Hoe is enough to fire the spirit of discovery in Professor David Southwood. He ticks off the names of the great explorers who set out from or were born in the city: Francis Drake, Captain Cook, Charles Darwin and Captain Scott. "As soon as you look out across the Hoe – the finest view in Europe – you can't help thinking about all those who sailed off to explore the world," he says. Prof Southwood has done his share of exploring –...
Reported by Plymouth Herald 2 minutes ago.