Battery

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=100 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="06f64643.jpg"> <div> <I>The Isle of Wight Photo Gallery</I><I>  </I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="isle_of_wight_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Index"><U><B>MAP</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id247.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Index"><U>Index</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id245.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Needles View"><U>Needles View</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id689.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ariel View"><U>Ariel View</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id725.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Needles Close Up"><U>Needles Close Up</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id246.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Battery Entrance"><U>Battery Entrance</U></A>   |   <B>Battery</B>   |   <A HREF="id252.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rocket History"><U>Rocket History</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id250.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Anniversary Photos"><U>Anniversary Photo's</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id253.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Black Knight"><U>Black Knight</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id254.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Anniversary Photos "><U>Anniversary Photo's </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id251.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Black Arrow"><U>Black Arrow</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id255.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="View Towards The Battery"><U>View Towards The Battery</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id256.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="View Towards Alum Bay"><U>View Towards Alum Bay</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id257.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Guns"><U>The Guns</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id258.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Within The Battery"><U>Within The Battery</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id260.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sunset over the Needles"><U>Sunset over the Needles</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id261.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sunset 2"><U>Sunset - 2</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id262.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Testing"><U>Testing</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id263.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Site Plan"><U>Site Plan</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id265.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Prospero"><U>Prospero</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id266.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Black Knight at Cowes"><U>Black Knight at Cowes</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id641.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wireless Monument"><U>Wireless Monument</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id642.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PLesure Park"><U>PLesure Park</U></A></div> <div>  <HEAD> <STYLE type="text/css">  </STYLE> </HEAD>  </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="ecf5a5a3.jpg"> <div> <I><B>The Needles Battery:-</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Georgia Ref" >The marquee visible was erected to house the anniversary display of Britons only rocket projects.  The photo links from this page will show the people who gathered to celebrate the 30th anniversary (October 2001) of the </FONT><A HREF="id253.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Black Knight"><U>Black Knight</U></A> & <A HREF="id251.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Black Arrow"><U>Black Arrow</U></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Georgia Ref" > rocket projects.  High Down; overlooking the Needles was the purpose built testing site for these rockets, designed and built by Saunders Roe Ltd. (Known today as GKN Westland Aerospace)</FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id247.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Index"><U><I><B><IMG SRC="ed6588e0.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="398" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></U></A></div> <div>  <HEAD> <STYLE type="text/css">  </STYLE> </HEAD>  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id250.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Anniversary Photos"><U>Black Arrow Anniversary</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>