The Guildhall (21) – Cannon Souvenir

The Guildhall (21) – Cannon Souvenir

Detail of a model cannon (a replica of Roaring Meg) used as a ‘gift from the city’ to visiting dignitaries. This version was presented to the Marquis of Hamilton – James Albert Edward Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn, KG, KP, PC (1869–1953). Styled Marquis of Hamilton between 1885 and 1913, a British peer and Unionist politician he was the first Governor of Northern Ireland, a post he held between 1922 and 1945. He was a great-grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales.