letsavagoo 961 Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 I’m no expert but high velocity impacts don’t necessarily behave in a logical manner. Entry holes of projectiles can be ‘clean’. The splintering occurs on the inside. It would be interesting to see the other side. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,580 Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 If you follow the line of bricks/tiles to the right side there is a hole similar but looks like it was a deliberate drain brick/tile Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
letsavagoo 961 Posted November 8, 2022 Report Share Posted November 8, 2022 If you Google cannon ball hole in Newark church, I think the photo posted is not the alleged cannon ball damage which is on another side higher on the spire. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,580 Posted November 9, 2022 Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 15 hours ago, letsavagoo said: If you Google cannon ball hole in Newark church, I think the photo posted is not the alleged cannon ball damage which is on another side higher on the spire. Just had a look on google and the hole seems to have been made by something that was the same height/in line as the spire and not angled upwards if you see what I mean,could the canonball or musket ball been fired from on top of another building? I will have a good look on Saturday when I'm in Newark and take some pictures if I remember my camera Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,580 Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 On 11/8/2022 at 9:25 PM, letsavagoo said: If you Google cannon ball hole in Newark church, I think the photo posted is not the alleged cannon ball damage which is on another side higher on the spire. Just had a look on google and the hole seems to have been made by something that was the same height/in line as the spire and not angled upwards if you see what I mean,could the canonball or musket ball been fired from on top of another building? I will have a good look on Saturday when I'm in Newark and take some pictures if I remember my camera Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,580 Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 Back from Newark now and after spending a bit of time with binoculars staring up at the church tower (and a lot of people doing the same trying to find out what I was looking at) I found there are many holes in the tower but mainly some sort of drainage hole however there was a couple that could possibly be musket ball holes or damage and they are on the south side of the steeple midway up to the left and slightly below the drain hole, they look to be more damage than actual holes Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,580 Posted November 13, 2022 Report Share Posted November 13, 2022 At the junction of Bar gate and the Great North road Newark, or The traffic island near the castle Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted November 13, 2022 Report Share Posted November 13, 2022 The traffic cone's been removed from his head! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,580 Posted November 13, 2022 Report Share Posted November 13, 2022 1 hour ago, philmayfield said: The traffic cone's been removed from his head! I took the opportunity to take this photo Phil, a rare sight to see them without the traffic cones Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,580 Posted November 16, 2022 Report Share Posted November 16, 2022 Newark castle getting a bit of a make over, Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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