The battery was first proposed in 1885, and was built between April 1889 and December 1894 at a cost of £7806, as part of a new series of fortifications meant to house breech-loading (BL) guns.

Eventually, the battery's ditch was filled in and other buildings were built over the glacis and gun emplacements.

[4] In the late 1990s, the green light was given to excavate and dismantle the area of battery to build a tunnel as part of the Tigné Point development project.

However, in 2000-2001 The Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) appealed for the preservation of the battery.

The developers, MIDI plc, changed the original plans and agreed to preserve and restore the battery.