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Monument record MWX51547 - Lydd Ranges
Summary
An extensive Second World War firing range is visible on aerial photographs of 1941 and 1946 as structures and earthworks within the perimeter of a site still used for military training today. This area is known as Lydd Ranges. This training site took the form of an Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) range, consisting mainly of a network of narrow railway tracks for moving targets that were fired upon by tanks. Some parts of this range are still currently in use. The areas of the range that have gone out of use are still visible as extant earthworks and structures on aerial photographs of 2007. These features have been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project.
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 0152 1807 (-483450m by -483450m) (131 map features) |
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Map sheet | TR01NW |
County | KENT |
District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
Civil Parish | LYDD, SHEPWAY, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (9)
- BARBED WIRE OBSTRUCTION (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- FIRING RANGE (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- MILITARY BUILDING (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- BLOCKHOUSE (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- BOMB CRATER (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- FIRING RANGE (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- GUN EMPLACEMENT (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- RIFLE BUTTS (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- WEAPONS PIT (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full Description
<1> RAF, 1941, NMR RAF/26K/BR242 13-14 10-JAN-1941 (Photograph). SWX23853.
<2> RAF, 1941, NMR TR0217/1-2 RAF/GHQ/156 0616-7 27-MAY-1941 (Photograph). SWX23624.
<3> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK 1725 3100-3 10-SEPT-1946 (Photograph). SWX23793.
Sources/Archives (3)
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) (EWX10073)
Record last edited
Jan 28 2014 3:18PM