By two in the afternoon, closely watched by Thomas Williams and some associates, the four French vessels were at anchor off Carregwastad Point on Pencaer Peninsula, some two miles northwest of Fishguard.  The weather was fine, and the ships easily rode the gentle off-shore swell.

For 150 years this gatehouse over the old Grand Junction Canal guarded the secrets of the military site The Royal Ordnance Depot Weedon Bec.  Now it welcomes visitors wanting to see where history is stored in the heart of England.