Jubilee Battery [1939- ]
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Submitted by Rob on Fri, 2010-03-26 13:33
Current condition:
Ruin
Date Place completed:
c.1939-01-01 (Day is approximate)
Year completed is: Accurate
Condition at last visit: Ruin
Date of last visit: November 2014
Ref: ROB-00121
Other:
Timeline:
- 1939: Construction completed in January. Estimated cost £60,ooo. (WO 106/2370).
- 1939: Armament: 3 x 6" BL guns. (WO 106/2370).
- 1941: 3 x 6" BL guns. Captured at surrender 25th December. (WO 172/1687).
- 1945: No guns remaining. Gunpits and buildings intact, but stripped. (WO 196/10).
- 2014: Gunpits and buildings remain, but area heavily overgrown.
For a background to these notes, and a glossary of terms used, please see: http://gwulo.com/node/24630
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Visit notes and photos
There are also pages with notes and photos from a couple of visits to Jubilee Battery.
The 2004 visit has all the photos and notes on one page: http://gwulo.com/jubilee-battery-1
For the 2006 visit, here's the link to the first photo and note: http://gwulo.com/atom/10821 then use the "Navigate gallery" to see the other photos and notes from that visit.
Jubilee Battery
There should be 3 gun emplacements in Jubilee battery. I can only find 2 of them. One is inside the University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus (gun #2?). The other one is next to the the University, abandoned and overgrown (gun #3?). Does anyone know the location of gun #1?
Re: Jubilee Battery
Hi There,
Have you referred to the map shown in this thread? I believe it already showed all three gun emplacements.
T
Hi tngan,
Hi tngan,
Thanks for your reply. I found there's a site plan in the campus (an area which is blocked) of the university showing all 3 guns' positions. I finally visited No. 1 and 3 on Wednesday. Feeling quite upset that they are left ruined while No. 2 is well preserved.