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Master Gunner's House - Scarborough Castle (1 x PiP)
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This house with its stepped gables, was probably converted from an existing building in the early 18th century as the lodging for a *master gunner. The building was altered before 1821, probably when the Ordnance Office created a lager establishment, with a storekeeper as well as a master gunner, during the Napoleonic Wars (1793-1815). A master gunner lived at Scarborough from at least 1652, at which time there were also eight gunners. Today, the house contains an exhibition on the history of the headland, upon which Scarborough Castle stands.
*Master Gunners were experienced non-commissioned officers who maintained the guns, shot, gunpowder and equipment needed for cleaning, firing and transport.
This house with its stepped gables, was probably converted from an existing building in the early 18th century as the lodging for a *master gunner. The building was altered before 1821, probably when the Ordnance Office created a lager establishment, with a storekeeper as well as a master gunner, during the Napoleonic Wars (1793-1815). A master gunner lived at Scarborough from at least 1652, at which time there were also eight gunners. Today, the house contains an exhibition on the history of the headland, upon which Scarborough Castle stands.
*Master Gunners were experienced non-commissioned officers who maintained the guns, shot, gunpowder and equipment needed for cleaning, firing and transport.
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