HODS 24 Gunpowder Magazine

Discover a purpose built ammunition store constructed in 1749 to provide safe storage of explosives required by the military garrison at the Barracks but far enough away in case of accidents.
This new Magazine incorporated features designed to ensure protection against damp and potential explosion. Surrounded by a high wall, the vaulted, windowless structure is re-enforced by eight heavy buttresses, intended to direct the explosion safely upwards. The building has a double-skinned roof and the main internal safety feature is the total absence of iron to avoid any possibility of a spark igniting the gunpowder.

Fri 13th: 1300–1600;
Sat 14th: 1100–1600;
Sun 15th: 1100–1600
No pre-booking required
Directions: ///leans.shaped.books
Near the Lions House on the
Elizabethan Ramparts
Access: Grass slope and a couple of steps up to the Magazine