Monument record TQ 77 SW 1095 - Probable military feature, Bunters Hill Road
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TQ 7401 7148 (129m by 303m) |
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Map sheet | TQ77SW |
County | KENT |
Civil Parish | FRINDSBURY EXTRA, MEDWAY, KENT |
Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
TQ 7400 7152. A possible Second World War military installation, possibly a gun emplacement, is visible on aerial photographs taken in the 1940s, and has been mapped as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. The installation comprises at least four small temporary buildings arranged along a track which leads south off Bunters Hill Road, between Noke Street Farm and the northern edge of Frindsbury. (1-2)
Some structures were visible on photographs taken in August 1954, but all features had been removed by August 1961. (3-4)
<1> English Heritage, 2013, Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project (Bibliographic reference). SKE31432.
<2> Historic England, 2012, National Mapping Programme survey: Hoo Peninsula (Digital archive). SKE32442.
<3> USAAF?, 1944, NMR US/7GR/LOC348 3059 27-MAY-1944 (Photograph). SKE56103.
<4> RAF, 1942, RAF HLA/542 2067-2068 18-MAY-1942 (Photograph). SKE56025.
<5> RAF, 1954, NMR RAF 82/1006 0073 31-AUG-1954 (Photograph). SKE56104.
<6> RAF, 1961, NMR RAF/58/4646 0347 28-AUG-1961 (Photograph). SKE56005.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SKE31432 Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. 2013. Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project.
- <2> SKE32442 Digital archive: Historic England. 2012. National Mapping Programme survey: Hoo Peninsula.
- <3> SKE56103 Photograph: USAAF?. 1944. NMR US/7GR/LOC348 3059 27-MAY-1944. NMR US/7GR/LOC348 3059 27-MAY-1944.
- <4> SKE56025 Photograph: RAF. 1942. RAF HLA/542 2067-2068 18-MAY-1942. RAF HLA/542 2067-2068 18-MAY-1942.
- <5> SKE56104 Photograph: RAF. 1954. NMR RAF 82/1006 0073 31-AUG-1954. NMR RAF 82/1006 0073 31-AUG-1954.
- <6> SKE56005 Photograph: RAF. 1961. NMR RAF/58/4646 0347 28-AUG-1961. NMR RAF/58/4646 0347 28-AUG-1961.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project (Ref: Research Report Series no 21-2013) (EKE15020)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Hoo Peninsula, Kent. Hoo Peninsula Historic Landscape Project (Ref: Research Report Series No. 21-2013) (EKE15021)
Record last edited
May 20 2024 3:41PM