The Needles Battery

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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military museum, artillery battery,

Solent Papers 2: The Needles Defences page^@

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Christchurch Castle ⓘ
castle, now ruinous, in Christchurch, Dorset, England, UK
Highcliffe Castle ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in Highcliffe and Walkford, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, England, UK
Carisbrooke Castle ⓘ
motte and bailey castle and museum on the Isle of Wight, England, UK
Calshot Castle ⓘ
artillery fort on the Calshot Spit, Hampshire, England, UK
Yarmouth Castle ⓘ
English artillery fort
Beaulieu Palace House ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in New Forest District, Hampshire, England, UK
Buckler's Hard Maritime Museum ⓘ
Calbourne Water Mill And Rural Museum ⓘ
museum in Newport, England, UK
Cowes Maritime Museum ⓘ
museum on the Isle of Wight
Longshoremans Museum ⓘ
museum in Ventnor, England, UK
Medieval Merchant's House ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in Southampton, United Kingdom
National Poo Museum ⓘ
museum on the Isle of Wight
Red House Museum and Gardens, Christchurch ⓘ
local history museum in Dorset, England
Rylstone Manor ⓘ
country house hotel in Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England, UK
Scaplen's Court museum ⓘ
local museum in Poole, Dorset, England, UK
Solent Sky ⓘ
aviation museum in Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
SS Shieldhall ⓘ
1955 steamship
Swanage Railway ⓘ
heritage railway and museum in Dorset, England, United Kingdom
The Wight Military And Heritage Museum ⓘ
museum on Isle of Wight, England
Southampton Tudor House and Garden ⓘ
Grade I listed historic house museum in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
Hurst Castle ⓘ
Device Fort in Hampshire, England
Osborne House ⓘ
former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK
The Needles Batteries ⓘ
historic military defence sites on Isle of Wight, England
Beaulieu Abbey And Display Of Monastic Life ⓘ
museum in Beaulieu, England, UK
Bournemouth Natural Science Society Museum ⓘ
museum in Bournemouth, England, UK
Bargate Guildhall Museum ⓘ
museum in Southampton, England, UK
National Motor Museum ⓘ
automobile museum in Beaulieu, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Maritime Museum & Bucklers Hard Story ⓘ
museum in Beaulieu, England, UK
Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum ⓘ
motorcycle museum in New Milton, Hampshire
Isle of Wight Steam Railway ⓘ
heritage railway on the Isle of Wight, England
Big Four Railway Museum & Model Centre ⓘ
museum in Bournemouth, England, UK
Swanage Museum and Heritage Centre ⓘ
history museum and family history centre in Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Shipwreck Centre and Maritime Museum ⓘ
museum in Arreton, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
Butterfly World ⓘ
butterfly house located on the Isle of Wight
Ventnor Heritage Museum ⓘ
museum in Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, UK
Museum of Design in Plastics ⓘ
university museum, collection and specialist research resource at the Arts University Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom
New Forest Heritage Centre ⓘ
museum in Lyndhurst, England, United Kingdom
Poole Museum ⓘ
Grade I listed local museum in Poole, United Kingdom
Amazon World Zoo Park ⓘ
zoo in the United Kingdom
East Cowes Heritage Centre ⓘ
museum in Cowes, England, UK
Dimbola Museum And Galleries ⓘ
museum in Freshwater Bay, England, UK
Brighstone Village Museum ⓘ
museum in Newport, England, UK
Classic Boat Museum ⓘ
maritime museum on the Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
Museum of Island History ⓘ
museum in Newport, Isle of Wight, UK
New Forest Wildlife Park ⓘ
zoo in Hampshire, England
Bournemouth Aviation Museum ⓘ
aviation museum
Isle of Wight Glass Museum ⓘ
museum in Isle of Wight, England, UK
Wight Aviation Museum ⓘ
museum in Isle of Wight, England, UK

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1100 Carisbrooke Castle

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1539 Calshot Castle

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1547 Yarmouth Castle

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1400 Southampton Tudor House and Garden

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1541 Hurst Castle

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1845 Osborne House

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1906 Beaulieu Abbey And Display Of Monastic Life

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1912 Bournemouth Natural Science Society Museum

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1951 Bargate Guildhall Museum

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1952 National Motor Museum

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1963 Maritime Museum & Bucklers Hard Story

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1964 Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum

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1966 Isle of Wight Steam Railway

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1975 Big Four Railway Museum & Model Centre

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1976 Swanage Museum and Heritage Centre

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1978 Shipwreck Centre and Maritime Museum

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1983 Butterfly World

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1987 Ventnor Heritage Museum

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1988 Museum of Design in Plastics

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1988 New Forest Heritage Centre

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1989 Poole Museum

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1990 Amazon World Zoo Park

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1992 East Cowes Heritage Centre

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1993 Dimbola Museum And Galleries

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1994 Brighstone Village Museum

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1996 Classic Boat Museum

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1996 Museum of Island History

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1998 New Forest Wildlife Park

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1998 Bournemouth Aviation Museum

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2016 Isle of Wight Glass Museum

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2019 Wight Aviation Museum

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Frameless

The Needles and Old Battery, Totland, Isle of Wight

Battery Gunports

London Electric nameplate

Black Arrow Test Site, West High Down

The Needles

London Electric nameplate

Black Arrow Test Site, West High Down

The Needles

Solent Papers 2: The Needles Defences^@ booklet on the fortifications of Portsmouth

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

link	page		Solent Papers 2: The Needles Defences page^@		Wikidata
site	castle		Christchurch Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Highcliffe Castle	castle, English country house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1100	Carisbrooke Castle	castle, local museum, historic house museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1539	Calshot Castle	castle, fort	Wikidata
site	castle	1547	Yarmouth Castle	castle, fort, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Beaulieu Palace House	English country house, historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Buckler's Hard Maritime Museum	maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Calbourne Water Mill And Rural Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Cowes Maritime Museum	maritime museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Longshoremans Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Medieval Merchant's House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		National Poo Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Red House Museum and Gardens, Christchurch	local museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Rylstone Manor	museum, manor house, English country house, country house hotel	Wikidata
site	museum		Scaplen's Court museum	local museum, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Solent Sky	aviation museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		SS Shieldhall	museum ship, steamship, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		Swanage Railway	museum, heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum		The Wight Military And Heritage Museum	military museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1400	Southampton Tudor House and Garden	historic house museum, local authority museum, timber-framed house	Wikidata
site	museum	1541	Hurst Castle	military museum, Device Forts, fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1845	Osborne House	English country house, historic house museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1861	The Needles Batteries	military museum, artillery battery	Wikidata
site	museum	1906	Beaulieu Abbey And Display Of Monastic Life	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1912	Bournemouth Natural Science Society Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1951	Bargate Guildhall Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1952	National Motor Museum	automobile museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1963	Maritime Museum & Bucklers Hard Story	industry museum, maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1964	Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1966	Isle of Wight Steam Railway	heritage railway	Wikidata
site	museum	1975	Big Four Railway Museum & Model Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	Swanage Museum and Heritage Centre	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	Shipwreck Centre and Maritime Museum	maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Butterfly World	zoo, butterfly house	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Ventnor Heritage Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	Museum of Design in Plastics	museum, history museum, museum collection	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	New Forest Heritage Centre	heritage center, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Poole Museum	local museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1990	Amazon World Zoo Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1992	East Cowes Heritage Centre	heritage center	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Dimbola Museum And Galleries	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Brighstone Village Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Classic Boat Museum	maritime museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1996	Museum of Island History	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	New Forest Wildlife Park	zoo	Wikidata
site	museum	1998	Bournemouth Aviation Museum	aviation museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2016	Isle of Wight Glass Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2019	Wight Aviation Museum	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		The Needles and Old Battery, Totland, Isle of Wight		Commons
commons	image		The Needles and Old Battery, Totland, Isle of Wight		Commons
commons	image		Battery Gunports		Commons
commons	image		Battery Gunports		Commons
commons	image		London Electric nameplate		Commons
commons	image		Black Arrow Test Site, West High Down		Commons
commons	image		The Needles		Commons
commons	image		London Electric nameplate		Commons
commons	image		Black Arrow Test Site, West High Down		Commons
commons	image		The Needles		Commons

The Needles Battery

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