Monument record MWX43047 - WWII Military facility comprising of a small complex of buildings at Trenley Park Woods

Summary

Small complex of buildings visible on 1940s aerial photographs, thought to be a WWII military facility - perhaps a store. The buildings comprise several nissen huts, sheds and a hard standing. It is unclear if any buildings survive as they are no longer visible on modern aerial photographs.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 18764 59068 (102m by 110m)
Map sheet TR15NE
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish LITTLEBOURNE, CANTERBURY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (4)

Full Description

Small complex of buildings visible close to the edge of Trenley Park Woods on 1940s RAF vertical aerial photographs [1]. At least 11 buildings were visible on the photographs but, as they are sited in woodland, the precise extent of the complex is unclear and other buildings may have existed. The recorded buildings comprise at 6 nissen huts, 5 smaller sheds and a hard standing. Short lengths of paths and tracks were visible intermittently running between the buildings. The complex has been interpreted as a small military facility, perhaps a store. Trenched lines immediately east of the complex (MWX43048), may be related to this site.

It is unclear if any buildings survive, none are visible on modern aerial photographs [2] but they may be obscured by tree growth.

A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER [3].


<2> Google Earth, google earth (Graphic material). SWX15704.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2009-10, South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions (Digital archive). SWX15705.

<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document). SKE25955.

<3> 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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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 (4)

  • <2> Graphic material: Google Earth. google earth.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011.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.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report.
  • <3> 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 (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Ref: 71330) (EWX10065)

Record last edited

Aug 12 2013 1:51PM