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    English Civil War loopholes

    IMG_0809-2 by Roy Widdowson, on Flickr
    In the graveyard of St.Mary de Castro church in the heart of Leicester is a section of the ancient town walls.

    During the English Civil War,the Siege of Leicester took place in 1645,musketeers hacked loopholes in the walls to fire out from.These loopholes still exist today.

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    Cool, I never knew they were there.
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      #3
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      Nice bit of history

      Tom

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        Nicely done. I love all the Civil War stuff. There is a church in my hometown of Alton that is still peppered with musket-ball holes!
        Chris
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          Re: English Civil War loopholes

          Tony,if you go into the graveyard you'll see the wall at the far end.

          Thanks Tom and Chris,the church tower has got musket ball marks and so has the wall.If you google"the siege of Leicester"there's a lot of info.

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            This gives a good account of the siege.

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              Originally posted by ctrollen View Post
              Nicely done. I love all the Civil War stuff. There is a church in my hometown of Alton that is still peppered with musket-ball holes!
              They're probably mine from days on the range at Odiham, I was a lousy shot.
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                #8
                Re: English Civil War loopholes

                Interesting pic and info

                Paul

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                  #9
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                  Thanks Paul

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