Wellington Battery, Central [c.1844-c.1888]

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Submitted by Rob on Mon, 2012-03-19 21:43

Current condition:

Demolished / No longer exists

Date Place completed:

c.1844-01-01 (Year is approximate)

Date Place demolished:

c.1888-01-01 (Year is approximate)

Year completed is: Approximate
Condition at last visit: Demolished
Date of last visit: Jul-1998
Ref: ROB-00171
Other:

Timeline:

1845: Un-named Bty of 6 guns at this site. (WO 78/479).
1851: Wellington Bty of 9 guns. (WO 78/456).
1854: 9 x 32 pdr guns. (WO 1/481).
1875: There are no guns mounted at Wellington Bty. (WO 78/2362).
1882: Bty marked on map, no guns noted. (MPHH 1/465).
1887: Bty area authorised to become the site of a Submarine Mining Barracks. (WO 78/3276).

For a background to these notes, and a glossary of terms used, please see: http://gwulo.com/node/24630

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