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One of the huge cannons from the wreck of the Anson recovered by navy divers in the 1960s. Two smaller cannons from the ship also stand in the harbour at Porthleven while two others are at the nearby naval base of RNAS Culdrose. In 1807, the 44-gun Anson was heading for home after a period blocking the French port of Brest. The Anson came to grief off the coast of Cornwall in a severe storm. Her captain attempted to beach the ship on Loe Bar in Mounts Bay. However, she turned broadside, the main mast came down, and most of her crew drowned just yards from the shore. Hundreds of spectators watched helplessly from the land. Among them was Henry Trengrouse who invented a rocket-propelled safety line and harness, known as a breeches-buoy, which could be fired from the ship to the shore.

Title

HMS 'Anson' Cannon

Date

1965

Medium

cast iron

Accession number

TR13_BH_S033

Work type

Sculpture

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Listing date

22/05/72

Access

at all times

Inscription description

plaque: GUN FROM H.M.S. ANSON / WRECKED ON LOE BAR PORTHLEVEN / 29th December 1807 / This Gun was salvaged by Naval Volunteer skin divers / of the ships company / H.M.S. SEAHAWK / The mounting and carriage, a replica of the original, was / constructed at H.M.S. SEAHAWK. And presented by the / descendants of / HENRY TRENGROUSE / of Helston the inventor of the / LIFE SAVING LINE THROWING APPARATUS / As a proud tribute to his memory / 26th November 1965

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Church Street, Helston

TR13 8TH

Situated outside the Museum of Cornish Life, at the rear of the Guildhall.

Artist or maker

unknown artist

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