Headon Warren

Downs, Moorland in Hampshire

England

Headon Warren

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Headon Warren Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 50.672789/-1.5599493 or Grid Reference SZ3185. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

The Old Battery

Barry Shimmon

The Guns

One of the two guns at The Old Battery by The Needles

Kurseong Carl

Alum Bay in 1988

As seen from the Old Battery. Hatherwood Point is on the right of the frame.

John Baker

South Wight : The Solent

Looking towards the gap between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight which leads into the Solent.

Lewis Clarke

South Wight : The Needles

Looking towards the Needles from a boat ride around the bay.

Lewis Clarke

South Wight : White Cliffs

From the boat looking towards the White Cliffs near The Needles.

Lewis Clarke

South Wight : White Cliffs at Alum Bay

Looking towards the white cliffs at Alum Bay from a passing boat.

Lewis Clarke

South Wight : The Needles Tourist Boat

A boat which makes regular trips around Alum Chine Bay and up close to the Needles.

Lewis Clarke

South Wight : Lower Needles Point Battery

The Needles Battery was a military Battery built on the cliff top above the Needles stacks in 1861–63 to guard the West end of the Solent.

Lewis Clarke

South Wight : Headland Road

A road from the Needles Battery which heads back along the headland.

Lewis Clarke

South Wight : Cliff Top

From the cliff top looking out to sea with the Needles in view.

Lewis Clarke

South Wight : Highdown Test Site

The Rocket Development Division was formed in 1956 and the Rocket Test site at Highdown started functioning exactly one year later.

Lewis Clarke

South Wight : Bus Turning Point

A place for the Needles Breezer open top bus to turn around and head back down the hill.

Lewis Clarke

South Wight : Lower Needles Point Battery

Looking out towards the edge of the headland with the Needles Battery in view.

Lewis Clarke

The Needles Old Battery

The Needles headland was the site of a long standing artillery battery, from the 1860s until it was eventually decommissioned in 1954. The site is now owned by the National Trust and the restored battery has been open to the public since 1982.

David Dixon

Path from the Old Battery

The path from Needles Old Battery towards Needles Park at Alum Bay.

David Dixon

Needles Old Battery - 'the ditch'

This is the moat area that is crossed to enter the site and is not ordinarily publicly accessible. In this area there are the very ruinous remains of Robey undertype steam engines and a Campbell gas engine. Power was provided to operate a lift and searchlights among other equipment. The National Trust was kind enough to allow two of us to view this area but I think it is now regarded as no longer safe to visit.

Chris Allen

Needles Old Battery - remains of steam engine

In 1990 the remains of this Robey engine were 'preserved' in a plastic tent in the very damp archway where it has resided since c1890 and has been disused since c1900. The duplex cylinders are 7.5" x 12" and the flywheel is 7' 1" diameter. Two of us get in by prior arrangement and pleading a special interest - I am not sure that access would be allowed now as this part of the site is in poor condition.

Chris Allen

Show me another place!

Headon Warren is located at Grid Ref: SZ3185 (Lat: 50.672789, Lng: -1.5599493)

Unitary Authority: Isle of Wight

Police Authority: Hampshire