Monument record TQ 77 SE 1415 - A probable Second World War bomb crater, first visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in May 1944,

Summary

A probable 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 21.8m in diameter. It is located on Deangate Ridge, just outside the perimeter fence of Lodge Hill Camp, to the north of the Chattenden Magazine enclosure and to the west of Lodge Hill Armament Depot. 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

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 7549 7332 (24m by 23m)
Map sheet TQ77SE
County KENT
Civil Parish HOO ST WERBURGH, 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, 1952, NMR RAF/58/856 3045 24-APR-1952 (Photograph). SKE56108.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Photograph: USAAF?. 1944. NMR US/7GR/LOC348 3061 27-MAY-1944. NMR US/7GR/LOC348 3061 27-MAY-1944.
  • <2> Photograph: RAF. 1952. NMR RAF/58/856 3045 24-APR-1952. NMR RAF/58/856 3045 24-APR-1952.

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 11:46AM