Protecting the good people of Seaham...

Already famed for its Tommy sculpture, the seaside town of Seaham now has this decommissioned 5.5-inch British Medium Gun, to overlook the North Sea and reflect the town’s proud history of sea defence.

The gun was purchased to celebrate the town’s important role in keeping the shoreline safe during bombing raids, but also to mark the bravery and work of 2nd (Seaham) Durham Artillery Volunteer Corps – a part-time unit of Britain’s Royal Artillery.

Raised by the Vane-Tempest family in 1860, it formed part of the Volunteer Force and later Territorial Force, fighting as field artillery on the Western Front in World War I. Before World War II, it became an anti-aircraft unit serving in the Battle of Britain, the Blitz and in the Far East, converting to medium artillery in the Burma Campaign. Post-war, it continued to serve in the air defence role in the Territorial Army until 1955.  The gun placement is a way of honouring servicemen and women of the town, who gave their lives in service of their country and an interactive display to both educate people about the history of Seaham and provide a visitor experience. This info was extracted from local media/Google/Wikipedia 

Looking a bit forlorn and out of place at the moment I expect the local town council who are responsible for this attraction will improve visitor pleasure, like signage  and seats etc.  I can imagine the 'wokes' will already be gurning their self righteous faces to have it removed.