Gun Deck, Pendennis Castle
Pendennis Castle, Falmouth, Cornwall. The upper gun deck in action in the late 1540s. England was at war with France from 1542-6 and again in 1549. Pendennis and its sister fortress at St Mawes guarded the approaches to Falmouth Harbour. Reconstruction by Ivan Lapper
Picture No
10691917
Media ID
45238064
Size
4794px x 3794px
(24.9MB)
Credit
Historic England / Mary Evans
Source
Historic England Collection
Date
late 1540s
