This page contains a national calendar of all 2019 and 2020 public holidays for Gibraltar. Gibraltar Public Holidays 2019 Date Day Holiday 1 Jan Tue New Year’s Day 11 Mar Mon Commonwealth Day 19 Apr Fri Good Friday 22 Apr Mon Easter Monday 29 Apr Mon Workers Memorial Day 1 May Wed May Day 27 […]
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The City of Gibraltar is enclosed by impressive fortress walls, the oldest being those of the Moorish Castle complex. Narrow passages and steps which climb steeply between the buildings can be found in the upper part of the town. The Gibraltar Museum is a must for the visitor with an academic interest in Gibraltar, this […]
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Several of Gibraltars key historical sites are found in this area such as the 100 Ton Gun, Parson’s Lodge and the bay where Admiral Lord Nelson’s body was brought ashore when his damaged flagship, HMS Victory, was towed there after the Battle of Trafalgar. At the southern tip of Gibraltar you will find the Europa […]
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The path passes along open ground above the southern plateau with excellent views across the strait to Africa. The now derelict Levant Battery is a feature at this point. The battery was part of the Windmill Hill batteries. Extreme care should be taken if you intend to explore the battery by leaving the Mediterranean Steps […]
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The Museum has many rooms from which the locations listed above have been chosen. Exhibits include a wide range of objects, as well as models and dioramas. There are graphic presentations of scenes and events as seen through the eyes of artists. There are records, consisting of printed works, manuscripts, and thousands of photographs. The […]
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Nothing remains of battery which has been covered by the top cable car station, superimposed in red below. The battery was one of the Upper Ridge batteries. The ruins adjacent to the cable car station are part of a set of support buildings which included a guard house and stores. All are in a poor […]
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Formally called Queen Anne’s or Queen’s Battery, it mounted twelve guns in 1727. After the Great Siege it was renamed after Princess Charlotte, eldest daughter of George III who then became Princess Royal. The old Princess Royal battery was located near the entrance to the Middle Galleries. The plan of the battery was fan-like and […]
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Spur Battery together with O’Hara’s, and Lord Airey’s batteries formed the Upper Battery and was in service until 7th April 1976 when they were all fired for the last time. The gun was removed from the battery in 1981 and now forms part of an Imperial War Museum branch at Duxford in Cambridgeshire, England. The […]
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In 1942, during WW2 there was a proposal to install seven new 5.25″ anti-aircraft guns on the rock, three of these went to West Battery on the south of the rock between Windmill Hill and Europa Point. The other four guns were mounted in a rebuilt Princess Anne’s Battery with work being completed many years […]
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This is a small exhibit in the underground facilities at Princess Caroline’s Battery. The exhibit contains artefacts from the Battery as well as a Memorial Chamber containing the Roll Call of the Regiments that have served in Gibraltar since 1704. The Military Heritage Centre is housed in a decommissioned battery known as Princess Caroline’s Battery, […]
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