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
Bruce Smeaton here is a selection of works for which Smeaton composed music. Bruce Smeaton Bruce Smeaton (born 5 March 1938) is an Australian composer who is well known for a variety of Australian film and television scores in all genres, including features, shorts, television, documentaries and advertisements. His scores include "Picnic at Hanging Rock", "Seven Little Australians", "Roxanne", "Iceman", and "Circle of Iron". He has won the Australian Film Institute (AFI) Best Original Music Score award for "The Cars That Ate Paris" (1974), "The Great Macarthy" (1975), "The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith" (1978) and "Street Hero" (1984, shared with Garth Porter