One of the two 25 pounder gun Howitzers which were placed on Stirling Square in Guildford, Western Australia, during the 1960s.
One of the two 25 pounder gun Howitzers which were placed on Stirling Square in Guildford, Western Australia, during the 1960s to replace a gun that used to be in the park but was used for scrap for munitions in World War II. The original gun was a captured German Krupps 105mm Field Gun. The two Howitzers were purchased for a sum of 10 pounds sterling. However these guns were vandalised and left to deteriorate and were replaced in 1974 by two more 25 pounders. The city has now refurbished those guns as part of the redevelopment of Stirling Square. Stirling Square, originally called Church Square, was set aside and surveyed in 1829. It was originally twice its current size but in the 1940s and 1860s sections were sold off and trees were planted in 1874 and 1897. In the centre of Stirling Square is St Mathew's Church. This is the third St Mathews Church in the area. The first, built of mud bricks in 1836 was replaced by a wooden building which was blown down by a hurricane in 1860. The current building was constructed in 1873 and is notable for the way the bricks have been laid alternately lengthwise and pointing inwards to reinforce the structure.
Size: 4252px × 2833px
Location: Stirling Square, Guildford, Western Australia
Photo credit: © Duncan Sharrocks / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: 25, artillery, australia, guildford, gun, howitzer, memorial, pounder, square, stirling, war, western
