High Angle Battery, Dorset - June 2012

[Harry]

This battery was constructed to house six 9 inch guns on high angle mounts (70 degrees) which would fire heavy projectiles upto ten thousand yards down onto the deck of ships attacking the harbour of Portland. The guns were directed by Position Finding Cells, two at Priory Corner on West Cliff and four on East Cliff.​

Magazine entrance - feeding the guns by rail and delivering the shells at muzzle height.​

Two storage buildings.​

Bombproof shelter.​

Another magazine and the rail still remains.​

Bombproof shelter and laboratory entrance.​

... and that's the lot!​

 

[Ninja Kitten]

how interesting...

 

[Stussy]

WALLAS!!! Nice set of pics of an interesting site there Harry, great work!

 

[Temple]

Interesting site! Very nice that the rails are still remaining!

 

[Wevsky]

My kinda place mate..nice photographs from the place too

 

[HitGirl]

Nice one Harry :cool2: xxxx

 

[Lara]

Lovely pics there Harry

 

[Harry]

Thanks for the comments ladies and gents, it makes putting a report up worthwhile, appreciate it! :beer2:

 

[Scattergun]

Oooh I like this mate. Real interesting looking place, love military fortifications. Awesomesauce!

 

[silverainbow]

Very nice indeed, my kind of thing, some really top quality shots there too !

 

[skeleton key]

My kinda place mate..nice photographs from the place too

Im with Wevs Harry love places like this just makes you wonder what all those people went through :beer:

Great stuff & share mate thanks

 

[silverainbow]

My kinda place mate..nice photographs from the place too

Im with Wevs Harry love places like this just makes you wonder what all those people went through :beer:

Great stuff & share mate thanks

I'm gonna be down this way later this year so guess where I'm gonna be going