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            The Old Battery at The Needles on the Isle of Wight is an artillery emplacement built on the cliff top above the Needles stacks in 1861–63 to guard the west end of the Solent, the strait separating the island from the mainland.

As advances in artillery technology in the late Victorian era meant it was no longer stable enough to carry newer, heavier guns, the Old Battery was adapted for use as an observation point with a New Battery built higher up the cliff.

As part of its observation function, a tunnel was built down into the cliff face to house a searchlight which could scan the waters of the Solent, as seen in this picture.  This was in use up to the Second World War.

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Totland bay (show map)

Taken on: August 11, 2010

Tags:

Hampshire

searchlight

old battery

Isle of Wight

National Trust « less

Sets appears in: • The Needles • Hampshire

Groups appears in: • National Trust

Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ28, f/4.0, 1/160 sec, 12.4mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-FZ28
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	12.4mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Ver.1.0
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