4.5″ photoflash flare casings

some more bits washed up

At the front of the battery were two gun emplacements, armed with large 6” Mark II guns.
These were old World War I guns removed from naval ships and recycled. However, they
were powerful and could fire long distances – and were excellent for keeping enemy ships
at bay. There is a series of other buildings behind the gun emplacements. A large magazine
housed the shells, which were brought forward and prepared in the forward magazine. A
vital building was the Battery Observation Post (BOP). As command control, this was where
the calculations for aiming and firing the big guns were made. Later, radar was introduced
to help detect the enemy’s approach. Two searchlight stations provided light to see an
enemy attack at night. Machine gun emplacements would provide firepower to defend the
beach if enemy troops landed. To prevent detection from enemy planes the buildings were
painted and hidden with web netting – and have irregular roofs to disguise their shape.
Keep an eye out for corrugated edges – and several of the buildings still boast painted
camouflage designs. The battery went out of operation in April 1945, followed by the
removal of the guns two months later (although you can still see the circular iron fixtures

Shell Case Base

I have had an other look and somebody has scratched on ..RIP Gone are the days…..