Guess the Place

[johnfilmer]

Auto correct, or rather auto incorrect, of Egerton. But not there then…

[John Walker]

Is it Oliver’s at Everton?

Not sure about that location but it's not there.

National Trust location to the South.

[johnfilmer]

Is it Oliver’s at Everton?

[John Walker]

I presume you are all waiting for more clues?

Rumours were once started by the locals to attract visitors to the area where these old pumps were.

[John Walker]

Small village, roughly south east of mid kent.

[John Walker]

Here we go with the next GTP.

Where could we find these old fuel pumps before they were removed?

Their replacements can be seen on GSV.

[grandarog]

Stuart will correct me if I am wrong .
          I think Historic  Mortars could fire anything that fitted in them .ie;- Rocks ,Solid Iron Balls and various explosive or incendiary Balls depending if anti personel, with fragmenting cases and loose shrapnel mixed in the charge, to full explosive filled destruction balls against buildings ,ships etc.
           Modern Artillery Mortars can fire high-explosive rounds, smoke rounds, illumination rounds, and anti-personnel rounds. Depending on the situation .

[CAT]

Interesting to note that I have a sold 'cannon' ball that I recovered from a Kent beach. Weighing in at 128lbs, its most definitely solid and I assumed it to be a 'mortar' ball, which would contradict the statement by stuartwalters that mortars fired a 'hollow sphere filled with gunpowder. That would definitely fit the description of the other 'ball' I left on the beach, which possessed a bronze fuse protruding from its outer iron sphere casing and subsequently are meant to be extremely unstable. I was also informed that the 'mortar' balls were also filled with smaller lead shot/balls to act as shrapnel on explosion.

Interested to be informed further. 

[grandarog]

Thanks Stuart. Although I do know they are Mortars in the Photo others may not.
 I did not know they were used on Ships so thanks to you I have learnt something new.
I was going to tell JohnWalker there were Solid and Exploding Cannon Ball,s to inflict  damage on the enemy.
If I remember right the balls between the Mortars are solids and labelled as cannon balls in the Castle history leaflet blurb.
(Even the Alamy photo I posted is labelled Cannons at Dover Castle.)

[stuartwaters]

Grandarog, those are mortars, not cannons. A mortar fired a hollow sphere filled with gunpowder, ignited by a fuse. The fuse was cut to length in order to detonate the bomb on or immediately after impact with the target. On Royal Navy bomb vessels, the mortars were operated by officers and crew from the Royal Artillery.

[John Walker]

Thanks Grandarog.  Evil-looking things!  I can just imagine the damage they can cause but I doubt they were very accurate!

Next one up soon ...

[grandarog]

Spot on JohnWalker . Picture courtesy of Alamy to clarify.
Next Please.

[John Walker]

Dover Castle ?

[grandarog]

Whoops,
Dont know why the Picture didn't load.Lets try again.

Thankyou Stewie.
             Staying with your theme,where did I spot these fine examples of Cannon Balls without a Monkey.

[Beachbum]

Deal Castle on a very foggy day ?