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The Cannons of Williamstown

The large Armstrong Cannons (1864) in John Morley Reserve on The Strand were placed in the years after the Crimean War, to repel a possible Russian naval offence. This never came, and the two mighty guns have never been fired in anger.

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Uploaded on April 11, 2023
Taken on April 10, 2023