This battery was the location of of the "Z Rocket", an anti-aircraft weapon during WW2.
The situation inside is slightly precarious, in the un-made section the roof was propped up with wooden logs and railway sleepers, but most of these have now fallen away - but the chalk seems to be doing a good job of supporting itself regardless.
Further inside some of the wooden railway sleepers and metal panelling and obviously struggling from bits of chalk that have fallen off. One of the former entrances is covered with chalk and masonry.
Loads more photos are here.
Looking down from one of the entrances, air conditioning ducting at the bottom.
Wooden sleepers are bowing in the middle from the pressure.
Surprisingly dry overall, some of the wooden panelling is in pretty good condition.
Not obvious where this soil has come from, there's no roof collapse or similar nearby.
Half way up the stairs for the other entrance. The two parts of the stairs are at 90 degrees to each other.
Looking up the stairs, I didn't hang around here too long as the masonry looked heavy
Down the stairs, some kind of wooden fitting on the ceiling.
Material that presumably used to cover the entirety of the inside, it looked a little like it was tar treated to keep the water out.
In the distance the light is from the hole in the cliff side that drops down some feet onto the rocks and water below.
Precarious roof supports.
The situation inside is slightly precarious, in the un-made section the roof was propped up with wooden logs and railway sleepers, but most of these have now fallen away - but the chalk seems to be doing a good job of supporting itself regardless.
Further inside some of the wooden railway sleepers and metal panelling and obviously struggling from bits of chalk that have fallen off. One of the former entrances is covered with chalk and masonry.
Loads more photos are here.
Looking down from one of the entrances, air conditioning ducting at the bottom.
Wooden sleepers are bowing in the middle from the pressure.
Surprisingly dry overall, some of the wooden panelling is in pretty good condition.
Not obvious where this soil has come from, there's no roof collapse or similar nearby.
Half way up the stairs for the other entrance. The two parts of the stairs are at 90 degrees to each other.
Looking up the stairs, I didn't hang around here too long as the masonry looked heavy
Down the stairs, some kind of wooden fitting on the ceiling.
Material that presumably used to cover the entirety of the inside, it looked a little like it was tar treated to keep the water out.
In the distance the light is from the hole in the cliff side that drops down some feet onto the rocks and water below.
Precarious roof supports.