The Barbican is the name given to the western and northern sides of Sutton Harbour, the original harbour of Plymouth in Devon, England. It was one of the few parts of the city to escape most of the destruction of The Blitz during the Second World War and the preceding era of slum clearance following the Public Health Act 1848. Two or three streets still retain some of the architecture of a historic fishing port. The Barbican has the largest concentration of cobbled streets in Britain and contains 100 listed buildings.
The Barbican waterfront, although currently this area is covered with enclosed seating and umbrellas.
The cobbled New Street
Plaque applied to buildings restored by the Plymouth Barbican Association
The National Marine Aquarium.
Sutton Harbour, formerly known as Sutton Pool, is the original port of Plymouth in Devon, England. It is still a busy fishing port and marina and is bounded on one side by the historic Barbican district. It is famous as the last departure point in England of the Mayflower, the ship that carried the Pilgrim Fathers to the New World.
Fishing boats in Sutton Harbour at the Barbican.
The West Pier of Sutton Harbour, showing the Mayflower Steps and The Leviathan sculpture.
A trawler alongside the Plymouth Fisheries.
View of the National Marine Aquarium and Plymouth Fisheries across Sutton Harbour.
