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Arpley Cannons bases black plaque

Warrington, Warrington, England, United Kingdom

The Arpley Cannons were once a well-known landmark in Warrington. They stood in front of Arpley Station (demolished in 1968) as a memorial to the British soldiers who died serving their country in the Crimean War. The two Russian cannons were brought back to Britain as victory trophies from the Sieg

e of Sebastopol where the Russians were defeated by the Allied troops on 8th September 1855. Presented to Warrington by the British Government in April 1858, the cannons were recognition of the town's

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