OLD: Figureheads were used so that sailors who could not read could identify their own ship. I also think figureheads have there advantages when you've had too much "grog" and your vision is a little blurry. Far much easy to see this fine chap in the dark in the early hours of Saturday morning than trying to read some words on a ship that's bouncing up and down in the sea!
NEW: In the background is spinnaker tower, a new way to find Portsmouth in the UK. The tower stands 170 metres (557 ft in old money). There is a glass lift on the outside for those who like this sort of thing, for the rest of us, the internal lift is smooth and fast. Once at the observation decks you can see for miles over the English channel, the historic dockyard at Portsmouth, the south downs, isle of wight and on a good day, Chichester cathedral. Great for photos. http://www.spinnakertower.co.uk/
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