Nine O'clock Gun or Time Gun, Stanley Park • Vancouver Heritage Foundation

Overview

Nine O'clock Gun. Credit: Jarmila Storkova — Photo Credit: Jarmila Storkova

Neighbourhood

Stanley Park

type

Other

Significance

O: Other

Description

A feature of Stanley Park since 1894, the Nine o'clock Gun was originally housed in a wooden cupola, which was replaced by the current concrete and stone structure built in 1936.

The gun is fired every evening at 9 p.m. The original function of firing the gun was related to assisting ships in setting their chronometers.

Source

Stanley Park National Historic Site Integrity statement Report 2002

More information

https://vancouverhistory.ca/archive/vancouvers-nine-oclock-gun/

Map

Nine O'clock Gun or Time Gun

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