Monument record MKE125329 - Maintenance workshops, RAF Manston

Summary

Maintenance workshops of 20th century date were visible as structures in RAF/HLA/564 V 6028 01-JUN-1942.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3416 6633 (35m by 24m)
Map sheet TR36NW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MINSTER, THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Maintenance workshops of 20th century date were visible as structures in RAF/HLA/564 V 6028 01-JUN-1942. They were located in the 'War Flight' area of RAF Manston.

The larger of the two buildings was recorded on a plan of RAF Manston dating to 7 April 1930 (RAF Museum, Hendon, reference MFC/78/24/0883), described as a garage. It and an adjacent smaller building were recorded as RAF Motor Maintenance buildings on a mid-20th century plan of the airfield (RAF Museum, Hendon, refefence X004/2380).

They were recorded as demolished buildings in Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. They were mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (1-2)


<1> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/HLA/564 V 6028 01-JUN-1942 (Archive). SKE57101.

<2> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 (Archive). SKE57110.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Archive: Historic England Archive. 1941-1960. Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs. RAF/HLA/564 V 6028 01-JUN-1942.
  • <2> 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

Dec 3 2024 10:39AM