Thousands of visitors to the V&A Waterfront have seen the huge Cannons mounted on immense gun-carriages on the Ramparts and at the entrance of the Chavonnes Battery Museum, but hitherto few have known anything about their history. These seven cannons are part of the largest selection of Muzzle Loading Cannons and inside the Museum are fascinating models and detailed displays and exhibits and Cannons that still fire a shot of black power.
Ghost Tour 11th & 12th July 2014
Posted on Tue July 1, 2014.
Like any old building which has seen tumultuous events in its lifetime, the Castle of Good Hope has its quota of permanently resident ghostly inhabitants … although whether you see them or not is another matter.
Usually you don’t … but on July 12 and 13 the Regimental Association of the Cape Town Highlanders will try to remedy that with ghost tours that will evoke the spirit of the spirits who make the Castle their home. And who knows, you might strike it lucky. That certainly happened on previous ghost tours.
Tour-goers will be told stories by a guide/narrator at the actual scenes of past sightings, and see things and hear sounds which are likely to raise their hair a little. Exactly what? Well, the organisers aren’t giving anything away just now.
The tours are part of a campaign to raise funds to support the families of CTH soldiers who are currently away on a long peace operation deployment somewhere in Africa, a humanitarian effort in which many South African soldiers are involved.
All the CTH soldiers on active service are volunteer part-time members of the Reserve Force who made themselves available for a full-time deployment, and will be away from their families for months or arduous duty.
Further Reading
Chavonnes Battery Cannons
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Cannon firing at the V&A
Tue October 3, 2017
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The grand old Castle of Good Hope and its coastal Cannon batteries like the Chavonnes Battery were the watchdogs that guarded Table Bay and its road-stead from invaders in the 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries. Foreign ships making landfall at the Cape were expected to fire a salute of blank shots on entering the bay, not only to signal their friendly intentions but also as a greeting. The salute would be answered...
Meet the Winners: Underwater Photographer of the Year 2017 Compact WINNER
Fri September 15, 2017
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Jenny Stromvoll was awarded WINNER of the Compact Camera Category in the 2017 Underwater Photographer of the Year competition. Her image, ‘I’ve got my eye on you’, was taken in Mozambican waters with a Cannon camera. She recently visited the Underwater Photographer competition photo exhibition at the Chavonnes Battery in Cape Town to view her handiwork.
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