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| Name: | 19th century to modern Blacknor Battery, Portland |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| HER Number: | MWX435 |
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| Last edited: | Jan 13 2015 4:54PM |
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Monument Type(s):
- BATTERY (Post Medieval to Unknown - 1870 AD)
Summary
Coast defence battery, built in the 1870s. 6 BL guns installed in the 1890s. Remained in use until World War Two. The battery is visible as a structure on aerial photographs of 1946.
Sources and Further Reading
| <1> | SWX2166 - Monograph: Hogg I V. 1974. Coastal Defences of England and Wales. p229-230. |
| <2> | SWX2152 - Monograph: K Hudson. 1984. Industrial History from the Air. p13, Plate 9. |
| <3> | SDO13039 - Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 13-APR-1946. RAF 106G/UK/1411 4043-4. |
| <4> | SDO13040 - Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 07-MAY-1948. SY 6871/3 RAF 30099/0132. |
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