MWX43552 - Run of WWII bomb craters East of Sandwich

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Monument record MWX43552 - Run of WWII bomb craters East of Sandwich

Summary

Four WWII bomb craters are visible as earthworks lying immediately WNW of Old Downs Farm on 1940s aerial photographs. They appear to have since been plough-levelled and are not visible as earthworks on recent aerial photography.

Location

Grid reference	TR 35267 57500 (point)
Map sheet	TR35NE
County	KENT
District	DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish	SANDWICH, DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish	WORTH, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

BOMB CRATER (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

Full Description

<2> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Tile Ref: PGA_TR3557_2003-08-14.jpg (Graphic material). SWX15711.

<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2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document).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South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document).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> SWX15711 Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Tile Ref: PGA_TR3557_2003-08-14.jpg.
<3> SKE25954 Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011.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.
<3> SKE25955 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report.
<3> SWX15705 Digital archive: Wessex Archaeology. 2009-10. South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Record last edited

Aug 23 2013 4:47PM