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Monument details
| HER Number: | MWX51333 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Second World War bomb crater, Hythe Ranges |
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Summary
A Second World War bomb crater is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1941. The bomb crater is located within the Hythe Military ranges (Monument Number 1531850), north of the Sewage Works at Range Road, Hythe. The bomb crater was filled in and levelled by 1945.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1544 3422 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SE |
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| Parish: | HYTHE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Full description
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A Second World War bomb crater is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1941 and has been mapped as part the South East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey NMP. The bomb crater is located within the Hythe Military ranges (Monument Number 1531850), north of the Sewage Works at Range Road, Hythe at TR 1543 3422. The bomb crater was filled in and levelled by 1945. (1-2)
<1> RAF, 1941, NMR RAF/26K/BR242 16 10-JAN-1941 (Photograph). SWX23855.
<2> RAF, 1945, NMR RAF/106G/UK/541 3068-3069 24-JUL-1945 (Photograph). SWX23835.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Photograph: RAF. 1941. NMR RAF/26K/BR242 16 10-JAN-1941. |
| <2> | Photograph: RAF. 1945. NMR RAF/106G/UK/541 3068-3069 24-JUL-1945. |
Related records
| 1531850 | Part of: The post-medieval to 21st century military firing ranges at Hythe (Monument) |
