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Godley Head gun emplacement

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Godley Head gun emplacement

Coastal defence works were built on Godley Head during the Second World War to protect Canterbury in the event of a surprise attack on its shores. Eventually the fort consisted of three gun emplacements, each housing a long-range gun and a magazine. The remains of the emplacements can still be seen.

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John Wilson, Canterbury places – Lyttelton Harbour, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/10246/godley-head-gun-emplacement (accessed 5 July 2026).

He kōrero nā John Wilson, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 17 August 2015.