Noon

We happened to be near the castle at Noon today and so I attempted this shot! We were fairly close and as the gun went off I still jumped, even though expecting it. The time in history when these were used in battle must have been quite deafening!
 
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Cover your ears! As noon approaches, music starts to play and the Castle's gunners march out. At 12 O'clock precisely, the order is given to fire and the sound of the shot echoes all around the town.
From at least the early years of the 19th century a gun was fired from Castle Cornet at noon and another at 21.30 to recall soldiers of the garrison to their barracks - the Curfew gun. Originally the gun was fired from the Cavalier Battery on the citadel. A 9-pounder gun was used, but this was later replaced by an 18-pounder. The gun was discontinued in 1923 as an economy measure.