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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX43566 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | WWII bomb craters, Fan Bay |
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Summary
Three WWII bomb Craters visible in 1945 and 1946, located in Fan Bay. The craters were widely spread around the bay. The two craters to the W were still visible in 1949 and only the westernmost crater was visible in 2007.
| Grid Reference: | TR 35454 43176 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR34SE |
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| Parish: | ST MARGARET’S AT CLIFFE, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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Three WWII bomb Craters visible on aerial photography taken in 1945 and 1946 [1, 2 and 3], located in Fan Bay. The craters were widely spread around the bay, one just W of Wanstone Battery (MKe17934 and Mke41971), one just W of a barrage balloon site (MWX43571) and another just W of a military complex (MWX43575). The two craters to the W were still visible in 1949 [4] and only the westernmost crater was visible on aerial photography taken in 2007 [5].
A transcription of the features recorded from aerial photographs exists within a GIS layer held by this HER.
<5> Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage, 2003, 2007, Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data, Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3543 28-APR-2007_Updates (Graphic material). SWX15711.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <5> | Graphic material: Next Perspectives consortium via English Heritage. 2003, 2007. Next Perspective PGA georeferenced aerial photograph data. Next Perspectives PGA Tile Ref: TR3543 28-APR-2007_Updates. |
