The Gun has become a piece of Langham Folklore
The Parish Council minutes reveal that :
•
A captured German gun was offered as a trophy to the village in 1920
•
There was difficulty in finding a suitable site but the Guns eventual home was the
Green at the end of Well Street
•
The Gun was offered to the Ministry of Supply in 1940 to serve as salvage for
munitions production.
•
The ministry accepted the offer but did not remove the Gun.
•
The Gun was sold by the Parish Council to a scrap merchant for £5 in 1941!
West end of Well Street Langham showing captured German WWI gun, the village pump & traction engine well (fenced foreground)
Langham Village History Group ~ © 1996 - 2025
The Gun
The Gun has become a piece of
Langham
Folklore
The Parish Council minutes reveal that :
•
A captured German gun was offered as a trophy to the village in 1920
•
There was difficulty in finding a suitable site but the Guns eventual home was the
Green at the end of Well Street
•
The Gun was offered to the Ministry of Supply in 1940 to serve as salvage for
munitions production.
•
The ministry accepted the offer but did not remove the Gun.
•
The Gun was sold by the Parish Council to a scrap merchant for £5 in 1941!
West end of Well Street Langham showing captured German WWI gun, the village pump & traction engine well (fenced foreground)
Langham Village History Group ~ © 1996 - 2025
