Sir Herbert Miles Promenade Explained

Sir Herbert Miles Promenade
Partof:Fortifications of Gibraltar
Location:Gibraltar
Map Type:Gibraltar
Map Size:300
Coordinates:36.1383°N -5.3547°W
Built:1917

Sir Herbert Miles Promenade served as an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

Description

The promenade runs along the Line Wall Curtain, from King's Bastion at the north end to Wellington Front on the south. It passes by Cathedral Square when it is immediately west of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. The battery housed 200 guns during the Great Siege of Gibraltar. Today there are just nine guns in place.[1]

The promenade is named after Sir Herbert Miles who was Governor of Gibraltar (1913–18).

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Felipes, Tito Benady; with illustrations by George. The streets of Gibraltar : a short history. 1996. Gibraltar Books. Grendon. 0948466375. 40.