NAM.1973-01-90-25

Photograph entitled ‘Gardner’s [sic] Battery, Gibraltar’, 1866 (c) showing at least eight large guns on traversing carriages and several piles of solid shot. The guns include 68 Pounder guns and 7-inch Armstrong breech loading guns. Soldiers can be seen by the guns and a great many ships are just beyond in the sea. Gardiner’s battery was named after the governor of Gibraltar from 1848-1855, Sir Robert Gardiner. From an album of 62 photographs (including 2 loose at the back of the album) compiled by Lt (later Lt Col) Henry Rowland Spencer Chatfield, 86th (Royal County Down) Regiment of Foot, Gibraltar, South Africa and Ireland 1865-1870(c). Associated with 78th Highlanders.