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Monument details
| HER Number: | MKE125117 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Service trenches, RAF Manston |
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Summary
Trenches of Second World War date were visible as recently levelled earthworks in US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5010 19-APR-1944 and as cropmarks in Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3338 6537 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36NW |
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| Parish: | MINSTER, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- MILITARY AIRFIELD (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- TRENCH (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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Trenches of Second World War date were visible as recently levelled earthworks in US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5010 19-APR-1944 and as cropmarks in Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007. They are oriented roughly east/west, parallel with the south side of RAF Manston's crash runway that was constructed in 1943-44. The trenches presumably provided services for the later Second World War development of the airfield. These features were mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (1-2)
<1> Historic England Archive, 1944, Historic England Archive USAF vertical aerial photographs, US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5010 19-APR-1944 (Archive). SKE57114.
<2> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007 (Archive). SKE57110.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Archive: Historic England Archive. 1944. Historic England Archive USAF vertical aerial photographs. US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5010 19-APR-1944. |
| <2> | Archive: Next Perspectives. 2003-2021. Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 21-APR-2007. |
Related records
| TR 36 NW 432 | Part of: Manston military and civil aviation airfield (Monument) |
