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Monument record TQ 77 SE 1414 - Second World War bomb crater, first visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in May 1944
Summary
A Second World War bomb crater, first visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in May 1944, 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 about 24.5m in diameter. It is located on Deangate Ridge, just outside the perimeter wall of the Chattenden Magazine enclosure. This is one of four evenly spaced bomb craters running up the end of the ridge from the low ground to the south towards the Chattenden Magazines and Lodge Hill Camp.
Location
Grid reference | Centred TQ 7506 7292 (30m by 29m) |
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Map sheet | TQ77SE |
County | KENT |
Civil Parish | FRINDSBURY EXTRA, MEDWAY, KENT |
Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> USAAF?, 1944, NMR US/7GR/LOC348 3061 27-MAY-1944 (Photograph). SKE56106.
<2> RAF, 1947, NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 4084 16-JAN-1947 (Photograph). SKE56107.
Sources/Archives (2)
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
May 22 2024 11:25AM