Artwork : ArchiveNo00084

Cannonball 1642

ContributionForm
Contributor Name	Portsmouth Cathedral
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Profession
Location	Old Portsmouth
Collection Date	20.02.08 3.55pm
Artefact Name	Cannonball
Artefact Description	Cast iron. Fair condition.
Artefact Date	1642
Artefact Stored	St Thomas’s Chapel
Artefact Form
Artefact Image	Cannonball_2.jpg
Sample Taken	Dust and filings
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History of Artefact	It was found during the restoration of the building. From the Civil war – between Gosport and Portsmouth (Roundheads and Cavaliers) – the firing took place across the harbour and Portsmouth was besieged. It was the only time that Southsea castle was attacked. The tower at the Cathedral was used as a look-out so it became a target for fire.
Historian	John Stedman
Previous Owners	Unknown
Special Memories
Artwork Image	00084_web.jpg

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