New Battery and High Down Test Site, The Needles

architectural structure in Totland, Isle of Wight, England, UK

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site, test facility, artillery battery, The Needles Battery, United Kingdom

• Historic England listing^@
• Solent Papers 2: The Needles Defences^@

Location: 50.66150644, -1.57790969, ///tango.jingles.dripping, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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1545-07-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Bonchurch

1545-07-29T00:00:00Z

Battle of the Solent

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9.2 inch gun and crew at Needles New Battery 07-08-1941 IWM H 12512

Coastal Defence 1939 - 1945 H12525

Gunners run to take post at a 9.2-inch coastal defence gun at the Needles Battery on the Isle of Wight, 7 August 1941. H12512

Needles New Battery (geograph 4362502)

Needles New Battery (geograph 5447805)

New Needles Battery - Isle of Wight 1

New Needles Battery - Isle of Wight 2

New Needles Battery - Isle of Wight 3

Rocket Control Room HDR

Shell handling at Needles New Battery 07-08-1941 IWM H 12525

The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-1945 H12516

The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-1945 H12518

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Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Historic England listing@			Wikidata
link		Solent Papers 2: The Needles Defences@			Wikidata
conflict	1545	Battle of Bonchurch	Kingdom of England, battle		Wikidata
conflict		Battle of Mudeford	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1545	Battle of the Solent	Kingdom of England, naval battle, battle		Wikidata
base	1798	Albany Barracks	military base, United Kingdom		Wikidata
base		HMS Abatos	naval shore establishment, United Kingdom		Wikidata
base		HMS Tormentor	naval shore establishment, United Kingdom, google		Wikidata
base	1915	RAF Beaulieu	Royal Air Force station, United Kingdom, air base		Wikidata
base	1943	RAF Bisterne	Royal Air Force station, United Kingdom, air base, United States of America		Wikidata
base	1913	RAF Calshot	Royal Air Force station, United Kingdom, air base		Wikidata
base	1940	RAF Christchurch	Royal Air Force station, air base, United States of America, United Kingdom		Wikidata
base		RAF Hamworthy	Royal Air Force station, United Kingdom, air base		Wikidata
base	1942	RAF Holmsley South	Royal Air Force station, United Kingdom, air base		Wikidata
base	1941	RAF Hurn	Royal Air Force station, United Kingdom, air base		Wikidata
base	1915	RAF Hythe	Royal Air Force station, United Kingdom, air base		Wikidata
base	1941	RAF Ibsley	Royal Air Force station, United Kingdom, air base		Wikidata
base	1942	RAF Lymington	Royal Air Force station, United Kingdom, air base, United States of America		Wikidata
base	1943	RAF Needs Oar Point	Royal Air Force station, United Kingdom, air base		Wikidata
base		RAF Sopley	Royal Air Force station, United Kingdom		Wikidata
base	1942	RAF Stoney Cross	Royal Air Force station, United Kingdom, air base		Wikidata
base		RAF St. Lawrence	Royal Air Force station, United Kingdom, radar station		Wikidata
base	1938	RAF Ventnor	radar station, Royal Air Force station, United Kingdom		Wikidata
base	1943	RAF Winkton	Royal Air Force station, United Kingdom, air base, United States of America		Wikidata
base		RNAS Calshot	air base, United Kingdom		Wikidata
base	1542	St Andrew's Castle	ruins, military base, castle, United Kingdom		Wikidata
bunker		Christchurch Hampshire County Council and County Borough of Bournemouth Area Control	United Kingdom, civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		Fort Henry	bunker, United Kingdom		Wikidata
castle	1539	Calshot Castle	fort, castle, United Kingdom, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1100	Carisbrooke Castle Museum	independent museum, historic house museum, local museum, castle, United Kingdom, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Christchurch Castle	castle, United Kingdom, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Highcliffe Castle	historic house museum, English country house, castle, United Kingdom, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		New Battery and High Down Test Site, The Needles	artillery battery, test facility, United Kingdom		Wikidata
fort	1937	Bouldnor Battery	artillery battery, United Kingdom		Wikidata
fort	1545	Brownsea Castle	castle, United Kingdom, fort		Wikidata
fort	1868	Cliff End Battery	artillery battery, United Kingdom		Wikidata
fort		East Cowes Castle	fort, castle, United Kingdom, google		Wikidata
fort	1856	Fort Albert	fort, United Kingdom		Wikidata
fort		Fort Victoria	fort, United Kingdom, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1856	Freshwater Redoubt	redoubt, United Kingdom		Wikidata
fort	1863	Golden Hill Fort	fort, United Kingdom		Wikidata
fort	1869	Hatherwood Battery	artillery battery, United Kingdom		Wikidata
fort		Lower Needles Point Battery	artillery battery, United Kingdom		Wikidata
fort	1542	Netley Castle	fort, castle, United Kingdom		Wikidata
fort		New Needles Battery	artillery battery, United Kingdom, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		Old Needles Battery	artillery battery, United Kingdom, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1863	Sandown Barrack Battery	artillery battery, United Kingdom, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1862	Warden Point Battery	artillery battery, United Kingdom		Wikidata
fort	1539	West Cowes Castle	fort, castle, United Kingdom, google		Wikidata
museum	1541	Hurst Castle	Device Forts, military museum, fort, United Kingdom, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1861	The Needles Battery	artillery battery, military museum, United Kingdom, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		The Wight Military And Heritage Museum	history museum, military museum, United Kingdom, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1547	Yarmouth Castle	military museum, fort, castle, United Kingdom, tripadvisor		Wikidata
walls		Southampton town walls	city walls, United Kingdom, tripadvisor		Wikidata
image	1941	9.2 inch gun and crew at Needles New Battery 07-08-1941 IWM H 12512			Wikimedia
image	1941	Coastal Defence 1939 - 1945 H12525			Wikimedia
image		Gunners run to take post at a 9.2-inch coastal defence gun at the Needles Battery on the Isle of Wight, 7 August 1941. H12512			Wikimedia
image	2015	Needles New Battery (geograph 4362502)			Wikimedia
image	2015	Needles New Battery (geograph 5447805)			Wikimedia
image	2017	New Needles Battery - Isle of Wight 1			Wikimedia
image	2017	New Needles Battery - Isle of Wight 2			Wikimedia
image	2017	New Needles Battery - Isle of Wight 3			Wikimedia
image	2020	Rocket Control Room HDR			Wikimedia
image	1941	Shell handling at Needles New Battery 07-08-1941 IWM H 12525			Wikimedia
image		The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-1945 H12516			Wikimedia
image		The British Army in the United Kingdom 1939-1945 H12518			Wikimedia
image	2022	Totland - New Battery and High Down Test Site, The Needles - 20220310132138			Wikimedia
image	2022	Totland - New Battery and High Down Test Site, The Needles - 20220310132253			Wikimedia
image	2022	Totland - New Battery and High Down Test Site, The Needles - 20220310133005			Wikimedia
image	2022	Totland - New Battery and High Down Test Site, The Needles - 20220310133416			Wikimedia
image	2022	Totland - New Battery and High Down Test Site, The Needles - 20220317213749			Wikimedia