Record Details
NHER Number: | 63494 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Cannon from St Peter's churchyard, West Lynn |
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Summary
A fragment of a large cannon was found in St Peter's churchyard, West Lynn. It is known that Oliver Cromwell had a battery somewhere in West Lynn during the siege of 1643, and it is possible that the churchyard was used for this purpose.
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Location
Grid Reference: | TF 6120 1973 |
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Map Sheet: | TF61NW |
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Parish: | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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| WEST LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Previously recorded under NHER 5557.
1967. Discovery in churchyard.
Fragment of large cannon found in churchyard 1967.
88cm (2' 11") long, apparent bore of 7.6cm (3"). Possibly indicates church was used as platform to bombard Lynn. Colonel Oliver Cromwell is known to have used artillery at West Lynn (then known as Old Lynn) during the siege of Lynn in 1643. It is possible that St Peter's churchyard was the site of Cromwell's battery.
Information from (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), amended A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 5 July 2019.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BATTERY? (17th Century - 1643 AD to 1643 AD)
Associated Finds
- CANNON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
<S1> | Article in Serial: Hurst, D. G. 1968. Post-Medieval Britain in 1967. Post-Medieval Archaeology. Vol 2 (for 1968) pp 175-194. p 177. |
Related records
5557 | Part of: St Peter's Church, West Lynn (Building) |