2005

NZ3866 : Disappearing Gun

taken 20 years ago, near to South Shields, South Tyneside, England

Disappearing Gun
Disappearing Gun
Moncrieff Disappearing Gun on Trow Point was first placed there in 1887 when the army were experimenting with coastal defences. A forerunner of the turret gun demonstrating the technical brilliance of the Victorian engineers. The gun was forced down into the pit for re-loading by the recoil after the gun fired, so affording protection to the crew and obscuring the gun from direct enemy fire. A counter balance then raised the gun after loading. (The current gun is a replica installed in 1987).

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Category: Wartime relics
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Trow Point [26] · Gun on Trow Point [6] · Disappearing Gun [4] Other Photos: · Trow Point ·
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NZ3866, 106 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Ken Brown   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 25 May, 2005   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 28 May, 2005
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 3834 6667 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:59.5887N 1:24.1375W
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