Monument record MWX43037 - Second World War bomb crater located close to Broadstairs train station
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 39195 68216 (38m by 39m) |
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Map sheet | TR36NE |
County | KENT |
District | THANET, KENT |
Civil Parish | BROADSTAIRS AND ST PETERS, THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Second World War bomb crater, located close to Broadstairs train station and visible in military aerial photographs from 1942.
The crater measures 8m by 5.6m and is first visible in May 1942 [1], later becoming backfilled by April 1946 [2] and is gone by April 1950 [3]. The area has been developed for housing by 1980.
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER [4].
<4> Wessex Archaeology, 2009-10, South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions (Digital archive). SWX15705.
<4> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document). SKE25955.
<4> Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document). SKE25954.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <4> SKE25954 Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping.
- <4> SKE25955 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report.
- <4> SWX15705 Digital archive: Wessex Archaeology. 2009-10. South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10065)
Record last edited
Aug 12 2013 1:32PM