Monument record TQ 77 SE 1411 - A Second World War bomb crater is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in May 1942

Summary

A Second World War bomb crater is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in May 1942, and has been mapped as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. The feature appears as a clear crater surrounded by an area of up cast earth with a total diameter of about 26m. It is located immediately adjacent to the southern section of the Hoo Stop Line anti tank ditch, 253.6m north of the north bank of the Medway and 958m east of Hoo St Werburgh. Possible traces of another bomb crater were recorded about 385m to the south east, immediately north of the sea wall.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 7926 7194 (33m by 33m)
Map sheet TQ77SE
County KENT
Civil Parish HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> RAF, 1942, NMR RAF HLA/542 2066-7 18-MAY-1942 (Photograph). SKE55972.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Photograph: RAF. 1942. NMR RAF HLA/542 2066-7 18-MAY-1942. NMR RAF HLA/542 2066-7 18-MAY-1942.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project NMP (EKE20812)

Record last edited

Jan 14 2025 4:08PM