Record Details

NHER Number:63494
Type of record:Monument
Name:Cannon from St Peter's churchyard, West Lynn

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.

Images

  • St Peter's Church, West Lynn.  © Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service

Location

Grid Reference:TF 6120 1973
Map Sheet:TF61NW
Parish:KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK
WEST LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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

5557Part of: St Peter's Church, West Lynn (Building)
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