image: British soldiers gathered at a listening post at Spyglass, Gibraltar, looking out over the Mediterranean. The
machinery of the post dominates the centre of the composition, its four cone shaped receivers facing skywards. It is incorporated on the
roof of a small building made from brick and concrete. Six soldiers are standing, sitting and lying on the roof, one of the men sun-
bathing. Another man sits shirtless, staring out to sea with a machine gun post beside him. In the background, another man lies back on a
reclining chair, looking up at the sky with a pair of binoculars. Coils of barbed wire, orange with rust, are placed around the
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Associated people and organisations
British Army, Gibraltar Regiment
Associated places
Gibraltar GI, Great Britain GB, Gibraltar, Spyglass Battery, Gibraltar
Associated events
Mediterranean 1940-1945, Second World War
Associated themes
British Army 1939-1945, Mediterranean 1939-1945
Associated keywords
Military Personnel, civil defence / ARP, military buildings / installations, seascape, trench / defences
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