Monument record MKE125172 - Perimeter track serving the eastern side of RAF Manston

Summary

The perimeter track of Second World War date was visible as a structure in RAF/HLA/564 V 6020 01-JUN-1942 and RAF/HLA/564 V 6029 01-JUN-1942 and as a cropmark in Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3405 6612 (656m by 1564m)
Map sheet TR36NW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MINSTER, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

The perimeter track of Second World War date was visible as a structure in RAF/HLA/564 V 6020 01-JUN-1942 and RAF/HLA/564 V 6029 01-JUN-1942 and as a cropmark in Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007. This length of perimeter track served the eastern side of RAF Manston. It extended from the roadway demarking the north-east end of the airfield to the former 'War Flight' area of the station and as far as the south-east corner of the airfield.

The southern-most end of the perimeter track was destroyed in the construction of RAF Manston's crash runway in 1943-44. The northern part was recorded as an extant structure in Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 but the rest as a demolished structure. It was mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (1-3)


<1> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/HLA/564 V 6020 01-JUN-1942 (Archive). SKE57101.

<2> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/HLA/564 V 6029 01-JUN-1942 (Archive). SKE57101.

<3> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007 (Archive). SKE57110.

<4> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 (Archive). SKE57110.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/HLA/564 V 6020 01-JUN-1942.
  • <2> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/HLA/564 V 6029 01-JUN-1942.
  • <3> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007.
  • <4> Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic England Thanet Landscape - Aerial Investigation Mapping (EKE23827)

Record last edited

Nov 28 2024 12:29PM