Monument record TQ 77 SE 253 - 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, possibly filled with water and used as a pond, surrounded by an area of grass-covered, up cast earth with overall dimensions of about 24.8m by 15.9m. It is located between the east gate of the Lodge Hill Armaments Depot and the Chattenden Magazine enclosure, and just to the south of Lodge Hill Camp. If this feature is a bomb crater, it 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 Lodge Hill Depot.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 7563 7322 (25m by 18m)
Map sheet TQ77SE
County KENT
Civil Parish HOO ST WERBURGH, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

Map

Type and Period (2)

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.

<3> David Evans, 01/01/06, Arming the Fleet (Article in monograph). SKE14431.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Photograph: USAAF?. 1944. NMR US/7GR/LOC348 3061 27-MAY-1944. NMR US/7GR/LOC348 3061 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.
  • <3> Article in monograph: David Evans. 01/01/06. Arming the Fleet.

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 12:46PM