Cannon Collection

de Havilland Mosquito FBVI HJ732 / G
de Havilland Mosquito FBVI, HJ732/G, fitted with an experimental 57mm cannon

Royal Air Force de Havilland DH. 98 Mosquito FB Mk. XVIII
Royal Air Force de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk.XVIII PZ467 Tse-Tse. Armed with a 57mm (6 pounder) Molins quick-firing gun, the first Mk.XVIII was flown on 25 August 1943

Recruitment poster, Join the Royal Artillery and know the pride of being a gunner. 1940s

British 25-pounder field gun by G. H. Davis
Considered at the time to be the best field gun in the world: the British 25-pounder

Poster advertising Bernard Weatherill Ltd, civil and sporting tailors of Conduit Street and Cannon Street, London. A foxhunting scene on the village green is depicted

Emmeline Pankhurst a suffragette, on her way to Cannon Row after smacking Inspector Jarviss face. 1909

Zazel / Human Cannonball
Zazel at the Royal Aquarium, London. " A beautiful Lady shot from a monstrous cannon." This is thought to be the earliest photograph of a human cannonball act

Shirland Road, Maida Vale, London, with the Shirland Hotel (pub, now the Truscott Arms) on the left. Date: circa 1910

Boy in school uniform with figurehead at seaside
Boy in school uniform with a ships figurehead at the seaside. Date: circa 1920s

LCC-LFB Cannon Street fire station, City of London
Cannon Street fire station was opened in 1906. Seen here are its three appliances on the station forecourt

LCC-MFB, HQ station, Southwark SE1
The new headquarters of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) opened in 1878 under its Chief Officer Captain Eyre Massey Shaw

First English Civil War: Siege of Lathom House, 1644
Royalist stronghold Lathom House in Lancashire defies Parlimentarian pressure and raises the royal standard. The ensuing siege lasted three months, but was eventually lifted

The Battle of the Balloons. A fanciful image depicting four balloons with flags and sails, their passengers in close aerial combat. The opponents appear to be British and French. circa 18th century

Woolwich Barracks C1905
An illustration of the Woolwich Barracks, with two canons in the foreground

Gettysburg / Cassells
Picketts charge. Marking a turning point, this battle ended with a Union victory, but both sides suffered heavy losses

Siege of Derry by Jacobite forces
The Irish Catholic Jacobite supporters of deposed King James cut off the vital supplies needed by the Protestant supporters of William and Mary at the Siege of Derry in 1689

Pedro de Alvarado y Contreras (ca. 1485 or ca. 1495-1541). Spanish conquistador and governor of Guatemala. Utatlan battle, 1524. 18th century engraving. Colored

First World War. Big Bertha M42
WORLD WAR (1914-1918). BIG BERTHA M42. German gun used to bombard Paris from over 100 km. away in 1918. Its gauge was 210 mm. and was 34 m. long

WW1 - French 400 mm railway howitzer and artillery squadron
WW1 - Camo de mailly - French 400 mm railway howitzer and artillery squadron. The outbreak of the First World War caught the French with a shortage of heavy field artillery

Great Crane at Woolwich Arsenal, south east London
The Great Crane at the Arsenal, Woolwich, south east London, used to lift sections of large guns

Greens Motors charabanc outing, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A Greens Motors charabanc outing, with five charabancs in total, makes its way through the streets of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Vintage photograph WW II - British Churchill tank
Vintage photograph World War II - British Churchill tank, Italian campaign, crossing of the Senio River

Decorated Christmas tree with toys and food below. Date: circa 1890s

Asiatic Annie at Gallipoli WWI
One of the three guns of Fort Top Chamlar Tepe, which were together known as Asiatic Annie. The coast of the Peninsula can be seen across the Dardanelles

Malik-I-Maidan at the Bijapur Fort, Karnataka, India
The Malik-I-Maidan at the Bijapur Fort, Karnataka, India

Belgium Indepence - Patriotic Postcard
The first 80 years of Belgian Indepence (1831-1911) celebrated in this patriotic postcard featuring the King and other Royal family members past and present plus technological advances

The Junkers Ju87G-1 was armed with a pair of 37mm Flak 18 cannon for anti-tank use

Thirty Years War. Battle of Rocroy (1643). Formed troops. Detail. Painting. FRANCE. Versailles. National Museum of Versailles

Satirical ballooning image
A rude satirical image of large and small balloons tied together, lifting a cannon, entitled The Montgolsier. A first rate of the French Aerial Navy. A Fart, an Ass, a Fool, A Monkey, a Nothing. 1783

Bombardment of Kagoshima
Following the breakdown of negotiations to seek recompense for the Namamugi Incident in September 1862, and having been surprised by cannon fire from the shore

Frog celebrating the arrival of 1907 by firing a cannon
A wonderfully odd German New Years card, welcoming in the arrival of 1907

Cannon Street Station, City of London
An impressive view from the direction of the Thames of the newly completed Cannon Street Station terminus of the South Eastern Railway

Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810). Engraving. Colored
Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810). American officer. Engraving. 19th century. Colored

Inverness, Scotland - The Cathedral from Castle Hill
Inverness, Scotland - View of the Cathedral from Castle Hill with the Statue of Flora MacDonald (left)

Constantinople Fall - 3
The cannon of sultan Orban Date: April 1453

Moscow Kremlin, Russia: The Cannon of the Tsar. Date: 2010

French Artillery - 9
An artilleryman of the foot artillery of the French Garde Royale passes a shell to his mate to load their breech- loading Gribeauval cannon

French Artillery - 12
A gunner of the horse artillery of the French Garde Royale stands clear of his Gribeauval cannon after setting light to the charge

French Artillery - 8
An artilleryman of the foot artillery of the French Garde Royale turns the handle of his ecouvillon to swab the barrel of his Gribeauval cannon

French Artillery - 5
Two men of the horse artillery of the French Garde Royale service their Gribeauval cannon on the battlefield : the gun is moved with levers and cooled with water

French Artillery - 6
An artilleryman of the foot artillery of the French Garde Royale stands beside his Gribeauval cannon on the battlefield, holding the ramrod with which he loads it

French Artillery - 13
A gunner of the horse artillery of the French Garde Royale turns his ecouvillon in the muzzle of his Gribeauval cannon, ramming home the charge as hard as he can

Nelson Blinded at Calvi
HORATIO, LORD NELSON English naval officer loses the sight of his eye at Calvi

Thames at Southwark Br
The Thames at Southwark Bridge, with Cannon Street station in the background : a winter scene with snow

Paixhans Cannon
The shell-firing cannon of H J PAIXHANS

Cannon / Valletta / Malta
A cannon displayed outside the St John Cathedral (viewed from St John Square) at Valletta

English Regency naval officers in the captain's cabin
Two English Regency naval officers in the captain's cabin before a battle with the French during the Napoleonic Wars. Captain Bowsprit consoles First Lieutentant Mizen

English Regency naval officer surprised in his cabin
An English naval officer surprised by two women in his cabin. Admiral Bowsprit shocked to see his Castilian fiance and English odalisk Ellen together

Officer of the Royal Horse Artillery, British Army, 1800s. In light cavalry uniform of Tarleton helmet, blue jacket with gold lace, white breeches and boots. He uses a sabre to instruct gunners

Chinese fire-arms and weapons, 1800s
Chinese fire-arms and other weapons

Middle Ages. Portable firearm. 13th century. Bombard
Middle Ages. Portable firearm. 13th century.. Bombard. Cromolithography. Historia General de Espana by Modesto Lafuente. Volume II. Published in Barcelona, 1879

First Carlist War (1833-1840). Action of Larrasoana
History of Spain. First Carlist War (1833-1840). Navarre. Action of Larrasoana (24 June 1836)

First Carlist War (1833-1840). Battle of Mendigorria
History of Spain. Navarre. First Carlist War (1833-1840). Battle of Mendigorria (16th July 1835)

First Carlist War (1833-1840). Attack on Castrejana Bridge
History of Spain. First Carlist War (1833-1840). Attack on Castrejana Bridge in 1835, during the first siege of Bilbao. Illustration by Francisco Sainz. Engraving by Martinez

Spain. First Carlist War (1833-1840). Attack of Agurdin
Spain. First Carlist War (1833-1840)

Spanish-American War (1898)
United States of America. Spanish-American War (1898). War preparations. Lieutenant General Nelson Appleton Miles (1839-1925) inspecting the New York harbour defence works. Photoengraving by Laporta

United States, Washington. Cannon factory. Photoengraving by Laporta. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1898

General John Burgoyne's surrender after Battlle of Saratoga
American Revolution. British General John Burgoyne's surrender after the Battlle of Saratoga on 17 October 1777. Engraving by Vernier. Panorama Universal

Spain. The new Plasencia Cannons. Engraving, 1882
Spain. The new Plasencia Cannons. 12-centimeter gun, number 2, mounted on a steel plate carriage, which has withstood 553 shots in tests. Drawing by Nao. Engraving

Spain. New Plasencia Cannons. Experimental howitzer-mortar
Spain. The new Plasencia Cannons. Experimental howitzer-mortar nr. 1. Testing at the Torregorda camp (Cadiz) during the months of June to September 1882. Calibre 21 cm. Withstood 602 shots in tests

Conquest of Egypt by English troops, 1882. Egypt. Alexandria (English line). The armored train that General Alison uses in military reconnaissance. Engraving by Rico

Enrico Dandolo. Ironclad battleship built and laid down at La Spezia in 1873 and completed in 1882, for the Regia Marina. It was designed by Benedetto Brin

Egypt. Disembarkation of British sailors and bluejackets from the Invincible near Fort Mex, after the bombardment. Engraving by Tomas Carlos Capuz. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

Egyptian conflict with the British, 1882. Egypt. Alexandria. Egyptian battery of Krupp cannons at Mecks Fort. Engraving by Rico. Detail. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

Egyptian conflict with the British, 1882. Egypt. Alexandria. Egyptian battery of Krupp cannons at Mecks Fort. Engraving by Rico. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882

Spanish Navy. Alsedo (1882-1898). 2nd class gunboat, iron-hullet, Pilar class. It was laid down on May 18, 1880 and completed in 1882 in Arsenal de La Carraca (Cadiz). Launched on January 23, 1882

Portugal, Lisbon. Panorama of the city from St. George's Castle

Hawker Hunter FGA. 74 505
Singapore Air Defence Command - Hawker Hunter FGA.74 505 (msn 41H/680085, ex XJ632 and G-9-356), on the line with armourers preparing the ADEN gun pack for removal

Colonel Robert Clive at the Battle of Plassey (Palashi, West Bengal, India), 23 June 1757, when Great Britain and the East India Company defeated the forces of the Mughal Empire

Jhansi Fort and Elephant Battery, c. 1885-1887
Raja Deen Dayal (Indian, 1844-1905)

World War II battle for Senio River in Italy, a flamethrower
Vintage World War II photograph - 8th Army battle for the Senio River in Italy, a flamethrower in action

WW II - range of bombs, ordnance dropped by RAF
Vintage World War II photograph - range of bombs ordnance dropped by bombers of the RAF

Rival Chinese magicians Chung Ling Soo & Ching Ling Foo
Rival Chinese magicians, Chung Ling Soo (real name, Billy Robinson) seen top putting his wife Suee Seen (aka Olive or Dot ) into a cannon as part of his act at the London Hippodrome

Zazel, Royal Aquarium, Westminster, London
Zazel (Rossa Matilda Richter), female acrobatic performer and human cannonball, at the Royal Aquarium, Westminster, London, with verses from Punch magazine. 1877

The Xinhai Revolution, also known as the Chinese Revolution or the Revolution of 1911

King George II at the Battle of Dettingen, Electorate of Mainz, Holy Roman Empire (present-day Bavaria, Germany), 27 June 1743, part of the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748)

Defence of Londonderry, during the Siege of Derry, 18 April to 1 August 1689, part of the Williamite War in Ireland (1689-1691)

Mons Meg cannon, a medieval cannon built in 1449 in Mons, Belgium (Wallonia), given as a gift to King James II of Scotland in 1457, and now located at Edinburgh Castle. Date: mid-15th century

Trades in Regency England: glass-blowing, colliery and tanning

Primitive cannons used at Battle of Crecy, France
Primitive cannons (known as bombards) used by the English army at the Battle of Crecy, France, though bows and arrows were the primary weapon. Date: 1346

Extraordinary pieces of artillery: view and section of the culverine of Nancy, a triple cannon, a twin cannon and an ancient screwpiece

Chinese artillery, QIng Dynasty
Chinese artillery: cannon with narrow muzzle like a musket, Chinese style culverine and large-bore cannon on wheels

Zazel Valses, by Charles Dubois
Promotional music sheet for Zazel Valses of 1877 by Charles Dubois. One of these waltzes was used to accompany her act which included being fired from a cannon

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