Friday, January 30, 2015

This Retired Army Captain Put A Cannon Outside His House To Stop People Parking There

You wouldn’t mess with this guy. Via the News Shopper.


If you need a parking space in Charlton, south-east London, maybe don't park outside the house with a massive cannon.


If you need a parking space in Charlton, south-east London, maybe don't park outside the house with a massive cannon.


News Shopper


Retired army captain Paul Davis, 67, got so annoyed with people parking outside his house that he's put a cannon next to his front door to deter motorists.


While it looks imposing, the cannon is in fact a prop from the TV show Hornblower . But Davies says it works anyway.


He told the News Shopper: "No one parks there now. Not if they've got any sense.


"The neighbours think I'm eccentric. I should have a blue plaque made for the wall saying 'an eccentric lives here'."



Simon Hildrew / News Shopper


Davis, who served in the Royal Engineers and also appeared alongside Patrick Stewart in the TV show North and South , said: "I must get two or three cars pulling up a week to photograph it, because it's something unusual. If I phone for a cab, all the local drivers know it. They ask 'are you near the cannon?' It's a landmark really."




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