Alexandra Battery
Alexandra Battery Park, Churchill Ave, Sandy Bay
Photographer: Remi Chauvin
Photographer: Remi Chauvin
Photographer: Remi Chauvin
Photographer: Remi Chauvin
Photographer: Remi Chauvin
BOOKINGS OPEN AT 10 AM ON THURSDAY, 19 OCTOBER 2023
Alexandra Battery exists as one of six batteries built in the 1880s to form the River Derwent Defence Force Network. On a large area of open space, the battery features a large fort complex of tunnels and storerooms. Today, it serves as a public park offering superb views of the timtumili minanya/the River Derwent, north to the Tasman Bridge and city, and south to the South Arm and the estuary opening.
Tour Times: Saturday 11 November 2023, 10 am, 10:40 am, 11:05* am and 11:30 am
Duration: 20 minutes
* On Saturday, 11 November, Open House Hobart asks everyone to observe a minute silence at 11 am for Remembrance Day.
Location
Sandy Bay
Building Types
Fort
Landscape
Underground/Basement
Architectural Period
Victorian (1851-1901)
Features
Heritage
History of Hobart
Accessibilities
Level Changes
Stair Access Only
Steep Incline
Uneven Surfaces
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