Monument record SUE 137 - Two Second World War bomb craters

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Summary

Two Second World War bomb craters are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs; they are of equal size, suggesting that they were created in the same attack. The outlines of both are evident on modern Ordnance Survey maps, suggesting that they still survive as earthworks.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 4180 5232 (193m by 178m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	TM45SW
Civil Parish	SUDBOURNE, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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BOMB CRATER (Second World War - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)

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December 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme.
Two Second World War bomb craters are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (S1)-(S2); they are of equal size, suggesting that they were created in the same attack. The outlines of both are evident on modern Ordnance Survey maps, suggesting that they still survive as earthworks.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 8th December 2015.

Sources/Archives (2)

<S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. US/7PH/GP/LOC132 V 5042-5043 30-DEC-1943 (EHA Laser Copy).
<S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/1673 RS 4177-4178 28-JUL-1946 (EHA Original Print).

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Event - Interpretation: TM45SW. Mapping Block 2: Iken to Sudbourne. NMP National Mapping Programme Project for Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Ref: English Heritage Project No. 7085) (ESF23194)

Record last edited

Mar 10 2016 3:03PM