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The London street bollards that are old cannons
- greatgib 2y agoSad to not have a picture of the cannon when used as a bollard. It is hard to imagine from the picture what it gives.
- donavanm 2y agoHeres a similar example, apparently a french cannon used as bollard on the south bank. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/French-Cannons-as-Street-Bollards/ https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK/F...
- omgbear 2y agoThere's a few in Hampstead on the aptly-named Cannon lane. https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-history-of-hampsteads-old-parish-lock-up/ https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-history-of-hampsteads-ol...