Historic gun carriage recovered from Thames shipwreck

A gun carriage has been recovered from the wreck of a warship which exploded and sank in the Thames estuary in 1665.

The London went down off Southend-on-Sea, Essex, killing 300 crew.

The gun carriage which was raised on Wednesday is the first complete one to be recovered from the ship, which is lying about 65ft (20m) below the surface.

Historic England hopes it may provide clues as to why the ship sank. Archaeologist Alison James says it's a significant find.

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