New Battery and High Down Test Site, The Needles

architectural structure in Totland, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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• Grade II* listed building page^@
• Grade II listed building page^@
• Grade I listed building page^@
• Grade II listed park and garden page^@
• National Heritage List for England page^@
• Solent Papers 2: The Needles Defences page^@
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Location: 50.6615, -1.5779, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Battle of Netley ⓘ
  508 battle

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  Battle of Bonchurch ⓘ
  1545 battle in the French invasion of the Isle of Wight

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  French invasion of the Isle of Wight ⓘ
  1545 battle between England and France during the Italian Wars

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  Battle of the Solent ⓘ
  naval conflict between England and France in 1545

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  Skirmish at the Isle of Wight ⓘ
  1647 engagement of the English Civil War

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  Battle of Mudeford ⓘ
  1784 skirmish between smugglers and customs officers

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  Southampton Blitz ⓘ
  WWII aerial bombardment of British port city

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  Lower Needles Point Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Totland, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  New Battery and High Down Test Site, The Needles ⓘ
  architectural structure in Totland, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  New Needles Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Totland, Isle of Wight, England, UK  

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  Old Needles Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Totland, Isle of Wight, England, UK  

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  The Needles Batteries ⓘ
  historic military defence sites on Isle of Wight, England

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  Warden Point Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Totland, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  Sandown Barrack Battery ⓘ
  battery on the Isle of Wight, England, UK  

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  Cliff End Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  Hatherwood Battery ⓘ
  artillery battery in Totland, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  Bouldnor Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Shalfleet, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  Christchurch Hampshire County Council and County Borough of Bournemouth Area Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Hampshire, UK

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  Fort Henry ⓘ
  bunker in Studland, Dorset, UK

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  Christchurch Castle ⓘ
  castle, now ruinous, in Christchurch, Dorset, England, UK  

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  East Cowes Castle ⓘ
  former Device Fort in East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, England

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  Highcliffe Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Highcliffe and Walkford, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England, UK  

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  Carisbrooke Castle ⓘ
  motte and bailey castle and museum on the Isle of Wight, England, UK  

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  Calshot Castle ⓘ
  artillery fort on the Calshot Spit, Hampshire, England, UK  

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  West Cowes Castle ⓘ
  castle in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  Netley Castle ⓘ
  castle in Netley village on the border of Hampshire, England, UK

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  Brownsea Castle ⓘ
  grade II listed Device Fort in Purbeck, United Kingdom

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  Yarmouth Castle ⓘ
  English artillery fort  

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  Fort Victoria ⓘ
  fort in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England, UK  

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  Hurst Castle ⓘ
  Device Fort in Hampshire, England  

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  Fort Albert ⓘ
  tower fort on the Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  Freshwater Redoubt ⓘ
  Palmerston fort in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  Golden Hill Fort ⓘ
  1863-1872 defensible barracks building at Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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  The Wight Military And Heritage Museum ⓘ
  museum on Isle of Wight, England

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  HMS Swordfish ⓘ
  1931 S-class submarine

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  HMT Warwick Deeping ⓘ
  1934 naval trawler

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  HMS Assurance ⓘ
  1747 fifth-rate frigate

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  HMS Pomone ⓘ
  1805 Leda-class fifth-rate frigate

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  HMS Acheron ⓘ
  1930 A-class destroyer

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508 Battle of Netley

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1545 Battle of Bonchurch

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1545 French invasion of the Isle of Wight

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1545 Battle of the Solent

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1647 Skirmish at the Isle of Wight

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1784 Battle of Mudeford

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1940 — 1944 Southampton Blitz

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1861 The Needles Batteries

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1862 Warden Point Battery

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1863 Sandown Barrack Battery

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1868 Cliff End Battery

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1869 Hatherwood Battery

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1937 Bouldnor Battery

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1100 Carisbrooke Castle

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1539 Calshot Castle

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1539 West Cowes Castle

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1542 Netley Castle

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1545 Brownsea Castle

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1547 Yarmouth Castle

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1541 Hurst Castle

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1856 Fort Albert

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1856 Freshwater Redoubt

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1863 Golden Hill Fort

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1747 HMS Assurance

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1805 HMS Pomone

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1931 HMS Acheron

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The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-1945 H12516

Gunners run to take post at a 9.2-inch coastal defence gun at the Needles Battery on the Isle of Wight, 7 August 1941. H12512

The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-1945 H12518

The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-1945 H12516

Gunners run to take post at a 9.2-inch coastal defence gun at the Needles Battery on the Isle of Wight, 7 August 1941. H12512

The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-1945 H12518

9.2 inch gun and crew at Needles New Battery 07-08-1941 IWM H 12512

Shell handling at Needles New Battery 07-08-1941 IWM H 12525

9.2 inch gun and crew at Needles New Battery 07-08-1941 IWM H 12512

Coastal Defence 1939 - 1945 H12525

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region		Kings of the Isle of Wight		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	508	Battle of Netley	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1545	Battle of Bonchurch	battle, Kingdom of England	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1545	French invasion of the Isle of Wight	Kingdom of England, invasion, Kingdom of France	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1545	Battle of the Solent	France, Kingdom of England, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1647	Skirmish at the Isle of Wight	Kingdom of England, Swedish Empire, skirmish	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1784	Battle of Mudeford	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Southampton Blitz	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed park and garden page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England page@		Wikidata
link	page		Solent Papers 2: The Needles Defences page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM U-122	minelaying submarine, U-boat, Type UE II submarine	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1694	J. Samuel White	shipyard, arms industry, shipbuilding, enterprise, business	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1913	Supermarine	arms industry, aerospace manufacturer, aircraft industry	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1966	VT Group	arms industry, business	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1866	John I. Thornycroft & Company	shipyard, shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Lower Needles Point Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		New Battery and High Down Test Site, The Needles	test facility, artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		New Needles Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Old Needles Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1861	The Needles Batteries	artillery battery, military museum, National Trust	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1862	Warden Point Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1863	Sandown Barrack Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1868	Cliff End Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1869	Hatherwood Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1937	Bouldnor Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Christchurch Hampshire County Council and County Borough of Bournemouth Area Control	Hampshire County Council, civil defense center, Bournemouth Borough Council	Wikidata
site	bunker		Fort Henry	bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Christchurch Castle	English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		East Cowes Castle	fort, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Highcliffe Castle	historic house museum, English country house, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Carisbrooke Castle	English Heritage, castle, independent museum, historic house museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1539	Calshot Castle	fort, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1539	West Cowes Castle	castle, fort	Wikidata
site	castle	1542	Netley Castle	fort, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1545	Brownsea Castle	John Lewis Partnership, fort, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1547	Yarmouth Castle	military museum, fort, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Victoria	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1541	Hurst Castle	fort, English Heritage, military museum, Device Forts	Wikidata
site	fort	1856	Fort Albert	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1856	Freshwater Redoubt	redoubt	Wikidata
site	fort	1863	Golden Hill Fort	fort, barracks	Wikidata
site	museum		The Wight Military And Heritage Museum	history museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Swordfish	sunken vessel, submarine, S-class submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMT Warwick Deeping	naval trawler, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1747	HMS Assurance	fifth-rate frigate, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1805	HMS Pomone	Leda-class fifth-rate frigate, fifth-rate frigate, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1931	HMS Acheron	shipwreck, A-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-1945 H12516		Commons
commons	image		Gunners run to take post at a 9.2-inch coastal defence gun at the Needles Battery on the Isle of Wight, 7 August 1941. H12512		Commons
commons	image		The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-1945 H12518		Commons
commons	image		The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-1945 H12516		Commons
commons	image		Gunners run to take post at a 9.2-inch coastal defence gun at the Needles Battery on the Isle of Wight, 7 August 1941. H12512		Commons
commons	image		The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-1945 H12518		Commons
commons	image		9.2 inch gun and crew at Needles New Battery 07-08-1941 IWM H 12512		Commons
commons	image		Shell handling at Needles New Battery 07-08-1941 IWM H 12525		Commons
commons	image		9.2 inch gun and crew at Needles New Battery 07-08-1941 IWM H 12512		Commons
commons	image		Coastal Defence 1939 - 1945 H12525		Commons