Artwork : ArchiveNo00175

64 Pounder Gun Rail 1850

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Contributor Name	Southsea Castle
Contributor Image	a.whitmarsh_dday.jpg
Profession
Location	Southsea
Collection Date	29.09.08 12.00pm
Artefact Name	64 Pounder Gun Rail
Artefact Description	Circular, iron rail (1.5metres diametres approx.). The wheels of the carriage sit on top of the rail. Poor condition and crumbling.
Artefact Date	1850
Artefact Stored	South-side by the wall, Southsea Castle
Artefact Form
Artefact Image	00175_Gun_Rail_.jpg
Sample Taken	Iron flakes from rail
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History of Artefact	The rail is in place to allow the cannon to slide and move 180 degrees from side to side. This allows it to have a wide field of fire. The originals were installed in 1850. The carriage is a replica but the cannon and rail are authentic. There are positions of fire for these in the castle. It has never been used in anger but it was used to practise with. It is positioned on the south-side of Southsea Castle.
Historian	Andrew Whitmarsh
Previous Owners	Queen Victoria, The British Army
Special Memories	64-pounder gun on loan to Southsea Castle from The Royal Armouries. Photograph appears courtesy of the Trustees of The Armouries.
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