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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43047 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII Military facility comprising of a small complex of buildings at Trenley Park Woods |
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Summary
Small complex of buildings visible on 1940s aerial photographs, thought to be a WWII military facility - perhaps a store. The buildings comprise several nissen huts, sheds and a hard standing. It is unclear if any buildings survive as they are no longer visible on modern aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 18773 59070 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NE |
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| Parish: | LITTLEBOURNE, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- HARD STANDING (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- NISSEN HUT (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- SHED (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
- TRACKWAY (Modern - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
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Small complex of buildings visible close to the edge of Trenley Park Woods on 1940s RAF vertical aerial photographs [1]. At least 11 buildings were visible on the photographs but, as they are sited in woodland, the precise extent of the complex is unclear and other buildings may have existed. The recorded buildings comprise at 6 nissen huts, 5 smaller sheds and a hard standing. Short lengths of paths and tracks were visible intermittently running between the buildings. The complex has been interpreted as a small military facility, perhaps a store. Trenched lines immediately east of the complex (MWX43048), may be related to this site.
It is unclear if any buildings survive, none are visible on modern aerial photographs [2] but they may be obscured by tree growth.
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photography exists within a GIS layer held by this HER [3].
<2> Google Earth, google earth (Graphic material). SWX15704.
<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2009-10, South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions (Digital archive). SWX15705.
<3> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report (Unpublished document). SKE25955.
<3> Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council, 2011, South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping (Unpublished document). SKE25954.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <2> | Graphic material: Google Earth. google earth. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: Cornwall Council Historic Environment Projects and Gloucestershire County Council. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Components 1&2: Results of NMP Mapping. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - (SE RCZAS) Phase 1: National Mapping Programme Report. |
| <3> | Digital archive: Wessex Archaeology. 2009-10. South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey - Aerial Photographic Transcriptions. |
Related records
| MWX43048 | Part of: WWII trenches, adjacent to a probable military facility in Trenley Park Woods (Monument) |
