Belchers Battery was overlooked by Elliot Battery, which lay to its’ rear at a higher level. Belchers Battery was constructed between 1884 and October 1890 at a total cost of £22, 883. The armament for Beltchers Battery was split into two sub-batteries, one with three 6-inch BL on Hydropneumatic (HP) Mark V guns and one with two 6-pdr Q.F. guns. In 1897 three 3-pdr Q.F. guns were added to the armament.
In 1901 the three original Mark V 6-inch guns were replaced with a pair of the standard 6-inch Mark VII BL guns. The remodelling of the battery commenced in July 1904 and was not completed un July 1905 at a cost of £1,944.
In 1939 these two 6-inch Mark VII guns were removed and recited at the new Cape Collinson Battery.
The site of this battery is now covered by a housing estate.
United Kingdom National Archives
TNA WO 78/3927 Original battery built 1890
TNA WO 78/5350 New 6-inch Mark VII Battery in 1905