Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery TS15

This Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery was established by February 1940, it formed part of a chain of Anti Aircraft Batteries with the intention of defending military and industrial targets within the River Thames and River Medway areas from high flying enemy bombers.

The battery had four gun positions. Each position housed a 4.5inch gun. Each position had six ammunition lockers and shelters made from tin and brick for the gun crew. The site also housed a sunken magazine which had five bays for ammunition. The magazine was located between the forward two gun positions. Set back between the rear gun positions was the command post, within was the plotting room and a rest room.

The Battery also had its own domestic camp but this has long since been demolished with all that’s remaining being the ruined remnants of the Batteries guardhouse.