b/w photograph of preparing 5 cannons for 21 gun salute - Coronation Day 1953 - Cannons left to right. 1. 1645 Parliamentary cannon, 2 pounder, from Salcombe Castle, Devon; 2. 1600 Ship's 2.5 pounder; 3. 1643 Stamford Hill, 3 pounder, used, captured and spiked at the Battle of Stamford Hill, May 1643, being re-drilled for use; 4. 1700 Bude, Cornwall, 2.5 pounder, only remaining one of a 41 gun battery formerly on the Headland, Bude; 5. 1580 The Granville 1 pounder, believed at one time to have been mounted on HMS Revenge.
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BHC_25_708
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Bude Heritage Centre
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Bude
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transparency
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Still Image
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BUDEX : 2133.E18d
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“b/w photograph of preparing 5 cannons for 21 gun salute - Coronation Day 1953 - Cannons left to right. 1. 1645 Parliamentary cannon, 2 pounder, from Salcombe Castle, Devon; 2. 1600 Ship's 2.5 pounder; 3. 1643 Stamford Hill, 3 pounder, used, captured and spiked at the Battle of Stamford Hill, May 1643, being re-drilled for use; 4. 1700 Bude, Cornwall, 2.5 pounder, only remaining one of a 41 gun battery formerly on the Headland, Bude; 5. 1580 The Granville 1 pounder, believed at one time to have been mounted on HMS Revenge.,” cornishmemory.com, accessed November 27, 2024, https://www.cornishmemory.com/item/BHC_25_708.Support Us
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