Monument record TQ 87 NW 1250 - A probable Second World War bomb crater seen as a circular cropmark

Summary

A probable Second World War bomb crater seen as a circular cropmark measuring 7m in diameter. This is one of a line of three bomb craters presumably from the same air raid. These were mapped from 1947 RAF aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 8161 7796 (21m by 21m)
Map sheet TQ87NW
County KENT
Civil Parish ALLHALLOWS, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A probable Second World War bomb crater seen at TQ 8162 7797 as a circular cropmark measuring 7m in diameter. This is one of a line of three bomb craters presumably from the same air raid. These were mapped from 1947 RAF aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. (1)


<1> RAF, 1947, NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 3003 16-JAN-1947 (Photograph). SKE55871.

<2> Historic England, Historic England Archive (Archive). SKE58609.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Photograph: RAF. 1947. NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 3003 16-JAN-1947. NMR RAF/CPE/UK/1923 3003 16-JAN-1947.
  • <2> Archive: Historic England. Historic England Archive.

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

Oct 17 2025 11:16AM