The Lower Battery

The Lower Battery,The Battery is a neighbourhood within the city of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador that sits on the entrance to the harbour, on the slopes of Signal Hill. It is sometimes described as an outport within the city of St. John's and is noted for its steep slopes, and colourful houses. The Battery has been the site, over the centuries, for gun emplacements (batteries), such as Fort Waldegrave, for the defence of St. John's Harbour, including during both World Wars. This vista requires the photograph be taken from the piers on Southside Road (approaching Fort Amherst) on the opposite side of the harbour. (St. John's, Newfoundland Labrador, Canada).