Lye Mun Central Battery, Lye Yue Mun [1887- ]
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Submitted by Rob on Mon, 2012-03-19 21:43
Current condition:
Ruin
Date Place completed:
c.1887-03-01 (Day is approximate)
Year completed is: Approximate
Condition at last visit: Intact
Date of last visit: Nov-2014
Ref: ROB-00126
Other: Museum of Coastal Defence
Timeline:
- 1886: Construction commenced in March, estimated cost £7,600. (Central and Western Btys were estimated for and built in one contract). (WO 78/5357).
- 1887: Construction completed in March, actual cost £7,252. (WO 78/5357).
- 1887: initial Armament: 2 x 64 pdr RML Mk III guns on Sliding Carriages. (WO 78/5357).
- 1894: 2 x 64 pdr RML Mk III guns. (CAB 11/57).
- 1897: 2 x 64 pdr RML Mk III guns. (CAB 11/57).
- 1901: 2 x 64 pdr RML Mk III guns. (CAB 11/57).
- 1903: Not listed.
- 2000: Became part of the Museum of Coastal Defence. Magazines and gunpits renovated for display.
For a background to these notes, and a glossary of terms used, please see: http://gwulo.com/node/24630
