Smeaton's Tower stood were becoming eroded. Each time a large wave hit, the lighthouse shook from side to side. Smeaton's Tower ceased operation in 1879 with the illumination of Douglass's Tower on an adjacent rock. In 1882 the upper part of Smeaton's Tower was dismantled and rebuilt as a memorial to Smeaton on a new base on Plymouth Hoe, replacing the triangular obelisk that had been built there by Trinity House as a navigation aid in the early 19th century. It was opened to the public by the Mayor of Plymouth on 24 September 1884. The foundation and stub of the old
John Smeaton Academy grade 4 – equivalent to the old 'C' grade – in English and maths respectively. John Smeaton Academy John Smeaton Academy is an academy and Sixth Form in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The school educates children aged 11–18 from across Leeds and its surrounding villages including Scholes, Cross Gates, Barwick-in-Elmet, Pendas Fields and Swarcliffe. The academy is part of United Learning, a national group of schools whose motto is "'the best in everyone'." As part of United Learning, the academy is committed to an ethos of "'the best in everyone"'. This is underpinned by six core values: The school became