This memorial dates from 1884, the sculptor was JE Boem. The large bronze statue of Sir Francis Drake shows him with a globe under his right hand and with his left hand on his sword. Drake was famously playing bowls on the Hoe near here when he sighted the Spanish Armada sailing to invade.

Text from Historic England website

Object description
Type: Sculpture
Location: Plymouth Hoe, Devon
Material: Bronze
Artist: Joseph Edgar Boehm (1834 – 1890)
Date: 1884

Image Details
Date: 12 September 2024
Camera body: Nikon D50
Lens: Tamron 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6
Focal Length: 110mm
Aperture: ƒ/4.2
Shutter Speed: 1/1,000s
ISO: 200
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International