Detail of the cascable of a twelve-foot, two-tonne bronze cannon from the wreck of HMS London, photographed at Southend Museum

Date:
7 Feb 2022
Location:
Wreck of The London, The Nore, Thames Estuary
Reference:
DP301492
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

Photographer's note: 'The London’s cannon was originally Dutch and would have been on Dutch ships before it was salvaged from a wreck by the British. Decorated with the City of Amsterdam crest and sea creatures.'

Content

This is part of the Job: 2K/30357 Cannon and gun carriage from the wreck of HMS London, The Nore, Southend-on-Sea, Essex; within the Volume: VF000026 Wrecks; within the Series: EHC01/324 Wrecks; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Redgrave, Christopher: Historic England

Keywords

Wreck