Woolpack Batteries is a Grade II listed building in the Isles of Scilly local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1992. Military structure. 1 related planning application.
Woolpack Batteries
- WRENN ID
- buried-threshold-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Isles of Scilly
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1992
- Type
- Military structure
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Woolpack Batteries are two military structures built in 1901, made of concrete. Each battery has a rectangular shape with rounded corners and is surrounded by a deep ditch. They feature two gun positions on top of a large earthwork, along with a concrete structure that contains magazines. The batteries have iron loopholes and gates, which are loopholed and made of 1.5cm armour plating. These batteries were part of an unsuccessful plan to convert the islands into a fleet anchorage, but the shallow waters surrounding the islands would have made it impossible to create a counterpart to Scapa Flow.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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