Reconstruction illustration showing late nineteenth century gunners beside the heavy six-inch 'disappearing gun' at One Gun Battery in the eastern ramparts of Pendennis Castle. The background features have been excluded to show the gun more clearly.

Date:: circa 1995 - circa 2000

Location:: Pendennis Castle, Bell Bastion, One Gun Battery, Castle Drive, Falmouth, Cornwall

Reference:: IC077/010

Type:: Reconstruction Artwork

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There were two other 'disappearing guns' installed at Pendennis Castle in the late nineteenth century, placed in the remodelled Half Moon Battery at the southern end of the castle's outer defences. When fired, the gun's barrel would recoil on pivoting steel arms, ‘disappearing’ into the gun pit through a steel shield under which the gunners reloaded the gun in safety.

Reconstruction illustration IC077/001 also shows the same gun at Pendennis Castle, and also shows the gun's surroundings.

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This is part of the Volume: IC077 Pendennis Castle, Cornwall; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction And Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

Reconstruction illustration showing late nineteenth century gunners beside the heavy six-inch 'disappearing gun' at One Gun Battery in the eastern ramparts of Pendennis Castle. The background features have been excluded to show the gun more clearly.

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