The Needles Batteries
The Needles Batteries are two military batteries built above the Needles stacks to guard the West end of the Solent. The field of fire was from approximately West South West clockwise to Northeast and they were designed to defend against enemy ships.
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The Needles Batteries
The Needles Batteries are two military batteries built above the Needles stacks to guard the West end of the Solent. The field of fire was from approximately West South West clockwise to Northeast and they were designed to defend against enemy ships.
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1861–63 (old)
1895 (new)
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World War I and World War II
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The view over the old battery
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Anti-aircraft gun trials
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Isle of Wight
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Brick and flint
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The Needles Batteries
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