Monument record 1535185 - Two Second World War bomb craters are visible on aerial photographs of 1946

Summary

Two Second World War bomb craters are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as hollows in a field to the north of St Marys Road, to the west of Dunkirk End. These features have been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 0911 2916 (-479950m by -479950m) (8 map features)
Map sheet TR02NE
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish DYMCHURCH, SHEPWAY, KENT

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Full Description

Two Second World War bomb craters are visible on aerial photographs of 1946 as hollows in a field to the north of St Marys Road, to the west of Dunkirk End. These features have been mapped from aerial photographs as part of the South East RCZAS NMP project. The two bomb craters are centred at TR 0911 2916. They both measure approximately seven metres in diameter. They both have a one-metre-wide banked rim around the edge of their perfectly circular craters. It is thought this may be a result of upcast soil from the explosion. Vertical aerial photographs of 2006 show that this area has now been developed as part of a static caravan site, and the bomb craters are no longer visible (1-2).


<1> RAF, 1946, NMR RAF/106G/UK/1439 4025-6 30-APR-1946 (Photograph). SWX23812.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Photograph: RAF. 1946. NMR RAF/106G/UK/1439 4025-6 30-APR-1946.

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

Jul 6 2017 12:13PM