Monument record MKE125172 - Perimeter track serving the eastern side of RAF Manston
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3405 6612 (656m by 1564m) |
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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> SKE57101 Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/HLA/564 V 6020 01-JUN-1942.
- <2> SKE57101 Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/HLA/564 V 6029 01-JUN-1942.
- <3> SKE57110 Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007.
- <4> SKE57110 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