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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43539 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Bomb craters, Dover |
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Summary
WWII bomb craters visible on aerial photography taken in 1942 and 1945, located in Dover. The thirteen craters were visible as parchmarks in 2007, as the area was preserved as grassland.
| Grid Reference: | TR 33274 42699 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SW |
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| Parish: | GUSTON, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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WWII bomb craters visible on aerial photography taken in 1942 and 1945 [1 and 2], located in Dover. The thirteen craters ranged between 4m and 12m in diameter, with upcast of up to 44m in diameter. These features were seen to be within a 330m x 340m area. Many of the craters were visible as parchmarks on Next Perspectives photography taken in 2007 [3], as the area was preserved as grassland.
These features were located alongside an area of air raid shelters (MWX43538, NMR467930 and MKE6994) and defensive earthworks (MWX43540). To the E lay two radar stations (MKE9024) and (MWX43573) and slit trenches (MWX43577).
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: TR3342 28-APR-2007_Updates (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: TR3342 28-APR-2007_Updates. |
