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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43440 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII bomb craters, Lydden Valley, NW of Deal |
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Summary
Three WWII bomb craters, Lydden Valley, NW of Deal, mapped from military aerial photographs.
| Grid Reference: | TR 35998 54414 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR35SE |
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| Parish: | SHOLDEN, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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Three WWII bomb craters are visible in alignment in the Lydden Valley, NW of Deal. The three sub-circular craters measure 4.5m, 6m and 7.8m long. Upcast is only visible around all the craters. The features were first visible in February 1946 [1] and have been mapped from this series of military aerial photographs. The northern (smallest) crater is no longer visible by April 1950 [2] whereas the other two are gone by August 2003 [3].
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photographs exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.
<3> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3654 14-AUG-2003 (Graphic material). SWX15711.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <3> | Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3654 14-AUG-2003. |
