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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 |
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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 Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document).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> SKE8330 Monograph: Ashword, Chris. 1985/1990. Action Stations 9: Military Airfields of the Central South & South East.
- <2> SKE6956 Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage.
- <3> SKE8331 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