Monument record TR 13 NW 75 - Air Raid Shelters, Lympne Airfield

Summary

Eight semi-buried air raid shelters of concrete construction consisting of a single long rectangular chamber mounded over with earth, having a surrounding drainage gully. They were entered at one end via a flight of steps with two toilets at the other end next to a vertical exit shaft on the wall of which a steel rung ladder is attached. Several of the shelters display a vertical tubular vent pipe at their exits. One of the shelters along Otterpool Lane has collapsed. Nine shelters were reported during the 1999 survey, although only eight are visible from the 1999 aerial photographs. Only three are shown on a site plan dating from 1945.

Location

Grid reference TR 10888 35503 (point) Centred on
Map sheet TR13NW
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish LYMPNE, SHEPWAY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Ashword, Chris, 1985/1990, Action Stations 9: Military Airfields of the Central South & South East (Monograph). SKE8330.

<2> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document). SKE6956.

<3> Ministry of Defence (RAF), 1946, Photograph, 106G/UK/1449/3342 (Photograph (Print)). SKE8331.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Ashword, Chris. 1985/1990. Action Stations 9: Military Airfields of the Central South & South East.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage.
  • <3> Photograph (Print): Ministry of Defence (RAF). 1946. Photograph. 106G/UK/1449/3342. Black and white. 106G/UK/1449/3342.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of Air Raid Shelters and Barracks, Lympne Airfield (EKE6050)

Record last edited

Feb 29 2024 1:31PM