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Battery Point, Lyttelton
Battery Point was the site of a Coastal defence and fortification, coastal defence fort in the Canterbury Region, New Zealand. Located to the east of the Port of Lyttelton, the fort was constructed in 1885 in response to one of the 'Russian scares'. It was also used in the First World War as well as the Second World War. In the postwar period, it was used as a training site up until 1957. On private land, the area was designated as Battery Point Battery Historic Area by Heritage New Zealand in 2004. History Prior to the 1880s, there was little money available for the New Zealand government of the time to put towards Coastal defence and fortification, coastal defences. However, in 1878 there was considerable tension between the empires of British Empire, Britain and Russian Empire, Russia and this led to the purchase of several heavy artillery, heavy artillery guns. However, these were not mounted when they were delivered as the threat of war had receded by this time. There was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Lyttelton ( or ''Riritana'') is a port town on the north shore of Lyttelton Harbour / WhakaraupÅ, at the northwestern end of Banks Peninsula and close to Christchurch, on the eastern coast of the South Island of New Zealand. As a landing point for Christchurch-bound seafarers, Lyttelton has historically been regarded as the "Gateway to Canterbury" for colonial settlers. The port is a regular destination for cruise ships. It is the South Island's principal goods-transport terminal, handling 34% of exports and 61% of imports by value. In 2009 Lyttelton was awarded Category I Historic Area status by the Historic Places Trust (NZHPT) defined as "an area of special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value", not long before much of the historic fabric was destroyed in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Location Lyttelton is the largest settlement on Lyttelton Harbour / WhakaraupÅ, an inlet on the northwestern side of Banks Peninsula extending 18 km ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
