Padstow Battery - Second World War engine house for the now demolished searchlights
This small battery to the west of Padstow represents the peaks and troughs of British coastal artillery across the last 200 years. The first guns were reported to have been mounted here around 1780 in order to protect what was then the important shipping port of Padstow. The battery saw activity during the early Napoleonic era, was upgraded in 1855 and 1868, as well as being manned during the First World War and armed (twice!) for the final time during the Second World War.
What remains today is a selection of remains spanning all periods, and while much has been demolished the context of this little battery has not been lost.
Padstow Battery - Second World War engine house for the now demolished searchlights
This small battery to the west of Padstow represents the peaks and troughs of British coastal artillery across the last 200 years. The first guns were reported to have been mounted here around 1780 in order to protect what was then the important shipping port of Padstow. The battery saw activity during the early Napoleonic era, was upgraded in 1855 and 1868, as well as being manned during the First World War and armed (twice!) for the final time during the Second World War.
What remains today is a selection of remains spanning all periods, and while much has been demolished the context of this little battery has not been lost.