Battery approximately 160m NE of East Weare Camp is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 2018. Battery.
Battery approximately 160m NE of East Weare Camp
- WRENN ID
- outer-pediment-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 2018
- Type
- Battery
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The battery, located approximately 160 meters northeast of East Weare Camp, is a large military structure with a magazine store and four gun positions. It was originally built in the 1860s, with alterations made during the 1880s and again at the end of the 19th century.
The magazine stores and gun positions are primarily made of stone, with some later modifications in concrete. The magazine is hidden beneath a large earth mound.
The layout of the magazine is roughly square, featuring a central corridor that runs north-south and is accessed from the south. The four gun positions are situated to the east of this corridor.
The exterior of the magazine stores is largely obscured by the earth mound. The gun positions to the east are arranged in a north-south alignment, spaced evenly apart, and are connected by a substantial stone wall that features square recesses along its length. The gun positions include sections made of both stone and concrete, with some retaining iron tethering rings and mounts.
Inside, the magazine is accessed through a door on the south side, leading into a wide corridor with stone walls and brick vaulted ceilings. Off this corridor are smaller rooms that served as a shell store and cartridge store, both of which still have their original doors. There is also a lamp passage at the rear.
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