Western Belle tourist boat, Plymouth 1977
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This authentic 1970s colour photograph, captured in 1977, features a view from the deck of the Western Belle tourist boat as it navigates Plymouth Sound in Devon. The archival image documents the city’s rich maritime and military heritage, with the prominent red, white, and blue funnel of the excursion boat visible in the right foreground. Several passengers, including women wearing characteristic 1970s plastic rain bonnets and headscarves, are seated on the wooden benches of the open deck. In the distance, the industrial skyline of the Devonport Royal Dockyard is visible, dominated by several large cantilever cranes and a grey Royal Navy frigate moored at the quay. A small white sailboat and other harbour craft dot the calm blue water under a bright, hazy sky. The composition captures the popular mid-1970s pastime of harbour cruises, providing a factual record of Plymouth’s naval landscape and the era’s leisure fashion.
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