Drake's drum

A terrible shot because of the reflections of the glass case but I just want to record that this drum on display in Bucklands Abbey, former home of Sir Francis Drake, is supposed to beat of its own accord in times of national crisis.................

I heard not a sound.

[Dianne]

Ha - that's lucky then! A neat drum, but glass is such a pain to photograph through isn't it?

[sally agnew]

How interesting, I wonder who has heard it and when it last beat :)

[Cherrill]

I was going to say......must have been busy lately!! :-) Hope you're having a good time despite the gloom....

[Babs]

Great piece of history. I bet it is beating like the clappers at the moment.

[wendy frost]

Interesting capture and details. . Good that it is quiet perhaps things are not as bad as we thought !!!.

[Merrelyn]

Maybe it has been stunned into silence.

[Joanne Diochon]

@merrelyn You may have hit the answer. Or it may only react to threats from outside, not when the citizens themselves are the crisis?

[Pat Knowles]

Well that's comforting Hazel, we must count our blessings, every one when you listen to the horrendous times one hundred years ago today!

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot of this nice historical drum.

[Peter]

Lovely capture of a priceless piece of our maritime history Hazel, maybe a polarizing filter would have helped, if all else break the glass take the shot and run like hell:)

[Deni]

Well that's good news!! interesting shot and information.

[Richard Hickey]

Cool picture.

[Steve and Pam Winfield]

Never mind the reflections it was still worth taking :)