The Sebastopol Cannon including the lamp arch, supporting plinth and iron posts with chains surrounding it

The Sebastopol Cannon including the lamp arch, supporting plinth and iron posts with chains surrounding it, Churchgate, Retford

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1045169
Date first listed:: 05-Nov-1976
List Entry Name:: The Sebastopol Cannon including the lamp arch, supporting plinth and iron posts with chains surrounding it
Statutory Address:: The Sebastopol Cannon including the lamp arch, supporting plinth and iron posts with chains surrounding it, Churchgate, Retford

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1045169
Date first listed:: 05-Nov-1976
List Entry Name:: The Sebastopol Cannon including the lamp arch, supporting plinth and iron posts with chains surrounding it
Statutory Address 1:: The Sebastopol Cannon including the lamp arch, supporting plinth and iron posts with chains surrounding it, Churchgate, Retford

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: The Sebastopol Cannon including the lamp arch, supporting plinth and iron posts with chains surrounding it, Churchgate, Retford

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Nottinghamshire
District:: Bassetlaw (District Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SK 70583 81285

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 8 December 2021 to correct a name in the description and to reformat the text to current standards

SK 7081 SE 1/101

CHURCHGATE (east side), The Sebastopol Cannon including the lamp arch, supporting plinth and iron posts with chains surrounding it

GV II C19 cannon on wood carriage attached to two stone steps and beneath iron overthrow with street lamp. Surround of chain guard and iron posts. Cannon bears inscription 'Captured Sevastopol 1855'. After the end of the Crimean War in 1856 captured ordnance was made available by the government as trophies. Retford applied, and in April 1858 a 24-pounder was delivered by rail. It was given the name ‘The Earl of Aberdeen’. The Cannon was officially unveiled on the 17 February 1859 by Gunner Cole (of the Royal Artillery). The cannon was removed during the scrap drive of the Second World War, but was rescued by Alderman Alfred Wilson. The cannon was reinstated after the Second World War, set on a new wooden gun carriage, being officially unveiled on the 29 March 1950 by the Mayor of Retford, Councillor T. Richmond.

Forms a visual group with Nos 1 to 33 (odd) and Nos 2 to 14 (even) Chapelgate.

Listing NGR: SK7058381285

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.