Crosby Battery

Crosby Battery was an artillery battery in Crosby, Merseyside (probably England). The battery was used as port defences and anti aircraft defences during WW2. Crosby Battery worked in conjunction with the nearby Seaforth Battery.

History
Crosby Battery was built on the nearby sand dunes around March 1906 to October 1907. It came with 3 gun emplacements 40 yards apart with ammunition kept underneath the positions. Behind the positions were 2 barracks and soldiers quarters. Around the battery was an Observation Post, Signal Station, Officers Hut, Caretakers Accommodation, Bath House, Workshop and Engine Room with coastal spotlights later came.