Monument Number 1547561 |
| Hob Uid: 1547561 | |
Location :
Medway
Frindsbury Extra
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| Grid Ref : TQ7506971620 |
| Summary : A possible Second World War bomb crater is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs, and has been mapped as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. Aerial photographs taken in June 1942 show an area of freshly disturbed earth 47.4m by 29.7m. The feature is associated with a system of crenellated practice trenches which are closely arranged around a circular knoll, part of an extensive military training ground mainly dating to the First World War (Monument 1545095), and could represent the result of Second World War training activity. If this feature is a bomb crater, it may be evidence of an (apparently minor) air raid on Lodge Hill which took place on the night of 7-8 May 1942, and may be associated with another crater 570m to the north (Monument 1547562). The Lodge Hill Armaments Depot (Monument 1077634) and Chattenden Magazines (Monument 1481790) lie to the north, within 2km of this site. Chattenden Barracks (Monument 1545088) is located 675m to the north east. |
More information : TQ 7505 7161. A possible Second World War bomb crater is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs, and has been mapped as part of the English Heritage: Hoo Peninsula Landscape Project. Aerial photographs taken in June 1942 show an area of freshly disturbed earth 47.4m by 29.7m. The feature is associated with a system of crenellated practice trenches which are closely arranged around a circular knoll, part of an extensive military training ground mainly dating to the First World War (Monument 1545095), and could represent the result of Second World War training activity. (1)
If this feature is a bomb crater, it may be evidence of an (apparently minor) air raid on Lodge Hill which took place on the night of 7-8 May 1942, and may be associated with another crater 570m to the north (Monument 1547562). The Lodge Hill Armaments Depot (Monument 1077634) and Chattenden Magazines (Monument 1481790) lie to the north, within 2km of this site. Chattenden Barracks (Monument 1545088) is located 675m to the north east. (2)
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