Monument record TQ 77 SE 250 - 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 crater surrounded by an area of up cast disturbed earth about 20.45m in diameter. It is located just outside the southern perimeter fence of the Lodge Hill Armaments Depot. This feature may be evidence of an (apparently minor) air raid on Lodge Hill which took place on the night of 7-8 May 1942, and may be associated with other craters located in the vicinity of the south western part of the armaments depot.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 7595 7309 (52m by 34m)
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 2064-5 27-MAY-1944 (Photograph). SKE56027.

<2> RAF, 1947, NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 4084 16-JAN-1947 (Photograph). SKE56107.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Photograph: USAAF?. 1944. NMR US/7GR/LOC348 2064-5 27-MAY-1944. NMR US/7GR/LOC348 2064-5 27-MAY-1944.
  • <2> Photograph: RAF. 1947. NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 4084 16-JAN-1947. NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 4084 16-JAN-1947.

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 12:01PM