Fly Point Battery, Mid Levels [1890-????]

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

Current condition

Demolished / No longer exists

Date completed

1 Mar 1890

(Day is approximate.)

Year completed is: Accurate
Condition at last visit: Demolished
Date of last visit: Apr-1998
Ref: ROB-00116
Other:

Timeline:

1886: Construction commenced in March, estimated cost £2,800. (WO 78/5360).
1890: Construction completed in March, actual cost £3,083. (WO 78/5360).
1890: Initial Armament: 1 x 10" BL Mk II gun, 1 x .303 Maxim-Nordenfelt gun. (WO 78/5360).
1894: 1 x 10" BL gun, 1 x M/G. (CAB 11/57).
1897: 1 x 10" BL gun, 1 x M/G. (CAB 11/57).
1902: Revision of existing 10" BL emplacement to take a new mounting. (WO 78/4133).
1904: 1 x 10" BL Mk II gun, 1 x M/G. (CAB 11/57).
1905: 1 x 10" BL gun, 1 x M/G. (CAB 11/57).
1906: 1 x 10" BL gun, 1 x M/G. (CAB 11/57).
1907: 1 x 10" BL gun, 1 x M/G mounted, no longer approved. (CAB 11/57).
1910: 1 x 10" BL gun, 1 x M/G mounted, no longer approved. (CAB 11/57).
1911: Not listed. (CAB 11/58).
1915: Fly Point is occupied by a machine gun and a small detachment. (WO 78/5316).