Casemated artillery battery within Gibraltar’s northern defences, above the Neutral Ground.
Hanover Battery was a casemated artillery battery on the north‑west of Gibraltar. It formed part of the Rock’s North Front defences, covering the Neutral Ground and supporting the Queen’s, King’s, Princess and Princes Lines. Beneath it runs Hanover Gallery, dated 1789. The site is a Class A listed building.
Hanover Battery was a casemated artillery battery on the north‑west part of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It formed part of the Rock of Gibraltar’s North Front defences, together with Forbes’ Battery, Couvreport Battery, Bomb Proof Battery and the tunnel system. Beneath the battery is Hanover Gallery, a tunnel dated 1789. Both the battery and gallery were named for the Hanoverian regiments who fought among the defending forces during the Great Siege of Gibraltar from 1779 to 1783. The battery was in use in the war with Spain in 1762, when two 24‑pounder guns were mounted there. By 1859, these guns were assisted by two additional 24‑pounder carronades. Its position allowed it to cover troops moving towards the Kings and Queens Lines, an arrangement approved by Chief Engineer William Green in 1770. It also provided access to the Princess Lines and the Princes Lines, above the Kings and Queens Lines respectively. A nineteenth‑century photograph by George Washington Wilson shows the battery looking north over the Neutral Ground, later the site of Gibraltar Airport. Hanover Battery is a Class A listed building under the Gibraltar Heritage Trust Act 1989, though its poor condition has kept it closed to tourists.
