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Former cannon used as a mooring post on Humber Dock Street.<\/p>\nA historic cast iron cannon has been uncovered during ongoing transformation works in Queen\u2019s Gardens.<\/p>\n
The find was made on Friday 13 February during excavation for an attenuation tank, when local contractors, C R Reynolds discovered the large object embedded beneath ground level.<\/p>\n
Hear from Peter Connelly of Humber Field Archaeology on the discovery of the cannon.<\/p>\n
Early assessments from the Archaeology team suggest the cannon may date from the 17th to 18th century, although this broad timeframe will be refined as investigations progress. The cannon measures approximately 2.6 metres in length and is estimated to weigh over a tonne.<\/p>\n
Initial observations indicate the cannon had been decommissioned, with the nozzle deliberately capped. Archaeologists believe it was likely repurposed as a mooring post, a common practice in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, before being pushed into the dock area prior to it being infilled in the 1930s.<\/p>\n
Further excavation will continue in the immediate area to continue as part of the ongoing works.<\/p>\n
Former cannon used as a mooring post on Humber Dock Street.<\/p>\n
Peter Connelly, of Humber Field Archaeology, said: \u201cThis is a fascinating discovery that offers a glimpse into Hull\u2019s maritime and military past. Our archaeology team is now carrying out detailed assessments and we\u2019ll be able to share more once their work is complete. <\/p>\n
\u201cFinds like this highlight the rich history beneath our city and the importance of careful excavation as we deliver the Queen\u2019s Gardens transformation.\u201d<\/p>\n
The cannon will be fully assessed and recorded off-site. More information will be provided once archaeological analysis is complete.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A historic cast iron cannon has been uncovered during ongoing transformation works in Queen\u2019s Gardens. The find was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":135286,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":{"0":"post-135285","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-queens","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-queens","12":"tag-queens-headlines","13":"tag-queens-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}