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| HER Number: | MCO62406 |
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| Name: | PENDENNIS - C19 gun emplacement |
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Summary
In 1846 the Commanding Engineer proposed to arm the salients of the fort echoing a suggestion in 1828. On 24 November 1848 correspondence from the Director General of Artillery recorded that "the three salients at the seafront at Pendennis Castle (were) … nearly ready to receive the armament intended for them." On the reverse of the letter was a description of carriages and guns ordered: "guns 32- pdr, 56 cwt with percussion hammers, sights and tangent scales complete for seafront; 3 No traversing platforms, iron centre pivot; 3 No carriages, iron for traversing platform with hand spikes 3 No." The emplacement was short lived,
but is shown on an Ordnance contour survey of the same year.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other Statuses/Codes: none recorded
Monument Type(s):
Full description
In 1846 the Commanding Engineer proposed to arm the salients of the fort echoing a suggestion in 1828. On 24 November 1848 correspondence from the Director General of Artillery recorded that "the three salients at the seafront at Pendennis Castle (were) ... nearly ready to receive the armament intended for them." On the reverse of the letter was a description of carriages and guns ordered: "guns 32- pdr, 56 cwt with percussion hammers, sights and tangent scales complete for seafront; 3 No traversing platforms, iron centre pivot; 3 No carriages, iron for traversing platform with hand spikes 3 No." The emplacement was short lived, but is shown on an Ordnance contour survey of the same year (1).
<1> Linzey, R, 2000, Fortress Falmouth. An conservation plan for the historic defences of Falmouth Haven Vol II (2000), site P1.3 (Cornwall Event Report). SCO1563.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO1563 - Cornwall Event Report: Linzey, R. 2000. Fortress Falmouth. An conservation plan for the historic defences of Falmouth Haven Vol II (2000). site P1.3. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- ECO455 - Fortress Falmouth
Related records
| 18709 | Part of: PENDENNIS - Post Medieval fort (Monument) |
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