A TEAM of dedicated volunteers at South Pembrokeshire’s Chapel Bay Fort and Museum at Angle have successfully restored a classic British Army 5.5 inch Gun, which saw service in the Second World War.
The team – Peter Walker, of Pembroke Dock; 15 year-old Eirian Edwards, of Pembroke, and Jeff Adams, of Angle - have been working on the 5.5 inch medium gun for a year. The project involved totally stripping the gun, and then painstakingly restoring and repainting it.
It now takes its place among the museum’s magnificent collection of armament covering many centuries, including the biggest gun in Wales, a 10 inch 18 ton mark II rifled muzzle loader; and a 25 pounder gun howitzer, as well as an impressive collection of historic weaponry.
Peter, Eirian and Jeff have now moved on to their next project – the restoration of a 3.7 inch heavy anti-aircraft gun, also from the Second World War.
Chapel Bay Fort and Museum is nearing the end of a successful second season, and is open open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from 10am to 4pm, until the end of October.
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