Kowloon West Battery, Tsim Sha Tsui [c.1880- ]

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

Current condition:

Ruin

Date Place completed:

c.1880-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Year completed is: Approximate
Condition at last visit: Intact
Date of last visit: Nov-2014
Ref: ROB-00125
Other: Kowloon Park

Timeline:

Original construction date is unknown, but probably around 1880.
1886: Under reconstruction: Approved armament: 3 x 10" RML guns. (CAB 11/57).
1894: 3 x 10" RML guns. (CAB 11/57).
1897: 3 x 10" RML guns. (CAB 11/57).
1900: 3 x 10" RML guns. (CAB 11/57).
1901: Under reconstruction for 2 x 6" BL guns on Mk VII mountings, 1 x 10" BL RML gun. Estimated cost £3,500. (WO 78/2608).
1904: Construction completed, actual cost £3,539. (WO 78/2608).
1904: 2 x 6" BL Mk VII guns, 1 x 10" RML mounted but not approved. (CAB 11/57).
1905: 2 x 6" BL Mk VII guns, 1 x 10" RML mounted but not approved. (CAB 11/57).
1906: 2 x 6" BL Mk VII guns, 1 x 10" RML mounted but not approved. (CAB 11/57).
1907: 2 x 6" BL Mk VII guns. 2 x 6" BL Mk VII guns to be reduced. (CAB 11/57).
1909: Not listed.
1915: Magazines being used to store ammunition for mobile artillery. (WO 32/5316).
1917: 2 x 12 pdr QF guns. (WO 78/5354).
1935: 1 x 6" BL gun (Training gun). (WO 106/111). (Referred to as Whitfield Bty).
1941: Magazines being used to store ammunition. (WO 106/2379).
1970: Became part of Kowloon Park.
2014: Buildings and gunpits intact within Kowloon Park.