Gun Emplacement One
This sturdy structure was built in 1942 to Public Works Department Plan Number 114477, which I believe is a variation of the Colchester design from Great Britian.
The Gun Emplacement is 16.95 metres above mean sea level, and contains 118 cubic metres, approximately 271.4 tonnes of concrete, and 5.4 tonnes of reinforcing steel. Steel rods of 15.8 mm diameter are placed every 30.48 cm, and tied together with number seven wire.
It housed one of two six inch, (15.24cm), Breach Loading, wire, Mark VII, Naval Guns and was first occupied on 16 July 1942 when gun number 1506 was mounted with the emplacement overhead cover uncompleted. On 3 November 1942 the gun was dismounted and remounted in the completed number 2 emplacement. Gun number 2095 was mounted on 11 February 1943. The gun was dismounted by Captain Kerr (Range Officer) on 18 February 1945.
Although the interior has been stripped of its copper lining and other fittings the structure is in very good condition and would only require a good clean up to restore it to its former look from the outside.
