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Testun Gwreiddiol (Anodiad: EAW004210 / 2112425)

' Redundant or surplus naval mines? For a photograph see the Imperial War Museum (IWM) example of a mark XVII, which were 48 inches tall (1.22m) and 40 inches diameter (1.02m). Those in the BfA image seem larger, when compared to the double decker buses behind, but if the IWM example is a mark 17, presumably there were 16 types before hand, some of which may have been bigger. As a child, (late1950s, early '60s) I remember seeing old mines at seaside towns, painted red and used as coin collecting boxes for donations for, I think, ship-wrecked sailors. I seem to recall one on the Gordon Promenade at Gravesend and asking my parents what it was. The Royal Navy laid extensive mine fields around the British coast during WW2 to counter the risk of invasion and as a weapon against German U-boats. These must have been cleared after the War, made safe, and held at various locations pending final disposal. See: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30021858 '