Cannon Pulled From The River Don

[Runningman 148]

Magnet fishermen have pulled an old cannon out of the River Don on Ball Street bridge adjacent to the old Dixons factory.

How old is it is the question ?

If it's 200 years + it may have been washed down stream by the flood of 1864

Will watch this story with interest.

[The_DADDY 3,479]

https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/people/river-don-magnet-fishing-pulled-from-sheffield-cannon-sheffield-castle-4262453

[Baron99 811]

13 minutes ago, The_DADDY said:

https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/people/river-don-magnet-fishing-pulled-from-sheffield-cannon-sheffield-castle-4262453

I want to see the size of their magnets.  Must be bloody enormous?

 

Let's hope it is an old cannon & not a similar story to the one a few years ago who believed they'd lifted a English Civil War cannonball out of the Don which turned out to be the ball weight off the top of a fly-press. 

[The_DADDY 3,479]

Just now, Baron99 said:

I want to see the size of their magnets.  Must be bloody enormous?

 

Let's hope it is an old cannon & not a similar story to the one a few years ago who believed they'd lifted a English Civil War cannonball out of the Don which turned out to be the ball weight off the top of a fly-press. 

I wondered about the magnets myself. Must be very powerful ones to lift that up.

[Padders 2,881]

19 minutes ago, The_DADDY said:

https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/people/river-don-magnet-fishing-pulled-from-sheffield-cannon-sheffield-castle-4262453

Cheers Daddy.  Found that interesting...

[The_DADDY 3,479]

Just now, Padders said:

Cheers Daddy.  Found that interesting...

You're welcome matey 👍 

[Vrsaljko 207]

Chuffing southerners, coming up here pulling cannons out of our rivers!

[hackey lad 3,991]

2 hours ago, Baron99 said:

I want to see the size of their magnets.  Must be bloody enormous?

 

Let's hope it is an old cannon & not a similar story to the one a few years ago who believed they'd lifted a English Civil War cannonball out of the Don which turned out to be the ball weight off the top of a fly-press. 

They used a Tirfor on it .

[choogling 14]

It could be a reject dumped in the river so the faulty metal could not be reused .

[rudds1 102]

9 hours ago, The_DADDY said:

I wondered about the magnets myself. Must be very powerful ones to lift that up.

And they must be burly to pick the cannon up.