People and Place Articles

'Royal William Victualling Yard' by William Williams | The Box Plymouth
Press Release - Jan 2023

'Royal William Victualling Yard' by William Williams

We were able to acquire this oil painting in 1994, thanks to funding support from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and the National Art Collections Fund.

'Admiral’s Hard, Stonehouse' by William Gibbons | The Box Plymouth
Press Release - Jan 2023

'Admiral’s Hard, Stonehouse' by William Gibbons

This lovely painting of Admiral’s Hard is a very different scene to what we’d witness today, although there are some familiar sights including a Royal William Yard building to the left, sailboats out on the water and people queuing up to cross the river.