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Samsung NX 16mm lens

Started May 29, 2013 | Discussions thread
timedrun Contributing Member • Posts: 683
Re: Samsung NX 16mm lens

andrewrw wrote:

Have lifted the text below from the Southwold tourist website http://www.southwold.info/about-southwold.html

"On Gun Hill, (again overlooking the sea) you could not fail to be impressed by the eighteen pound cannons. It is said these guns were given to the town in 1746 by the Royal Armouries, as a protection to shipping against raids. The last known firing was in 1842 to celebrate the Prince of Wales birthday. Tragically whilst re-loading one of the cannons, a man was killed by an explosion.

Southwold (like many towns) was bombed in the 1914-18 war. The German army considered that Southwold might be a 'fortified place' because of the Cannons on Gun Hill. The cannons were subsequently buried during this period. In the second world war the guns were concealed."

Thanks for the info so intersting, on a recent trip to cyprus, where ther are many cannon, a very knowledgeable person talked to me about the cannon on that island. The pitting is quite common on seabed recoveries. these were buried, which may be why they display heavy pitting, and makes them more interesting.

. Thanks again for the info, very interesting, and very good use of the wide lens.

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