Monument record MWX43413 - WWII slit trenching at Sir Roger Manwood's School, Sandwich

Summary

A short length of WWII slit trenching is visible in the grounds of Sir Roger Manwood's School, Sandwich on a 1942 aerial photograph. It appears to have been infilled after the war and recent aerial photography shows the area as covered by grass and trees. It is possible that this feature may represent a temporary air-raid shelter as the School is recorded as housing evacuees from London during WWII.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 33541 57713 (42m by 37m)
Map sheet TR35NW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish SANDWICH, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<3> General websites from the Internet, http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/content/articles/2009/08/27/ww2_evacuees_feature.shtml (Unpublished document). SWX15706.

<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2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document).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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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 (4)

  • <3> Unpublished document: General websites from the Internet. http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/content/articles/2009/08/27/ww2_evacuees_feature.shtml.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011.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> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report.
  • <4> 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 19 2013 3:09PM