The Chobham Cannon and War Memorial
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Chobham Cannon and War Memorial by MrC as part of the Geograph project.
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The Chobham Cannon and War Memorial
Image: © MrC Taken: 27 Jun 2010
The original was sited in 1901 to commemorate the visit Queen Victoria to Chobham Common in 1853; it was melted in 1942 to help the war effort. The present cannon was installed in 1979.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.347844
Longitude
-0.602849