Monument record WLB 039 - World War II bomb crater on land to the west of the old Vicarage, Walberswick

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Summary

World War II bomb crater on land to the west of the old Vicarage, Walberswick

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 49902 74867 (16m by 16m) (2 map features)
Map sheet TM47SE
Civil Parish WALBERSWICK, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

A bomb crater of World War II date on a piece of land behind the old Vicarage in Walberswick can be seen on aerial photographs from 1941 (S1). The bomb which caused this crater fell at some time between July 1940 and June 1941, as there is no trace of the bomb crater on an earlier aerial photograph from 1940 (S2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. 2BC/BR173 FrmA18 17-Jun-1941.
  • <S2> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. 2/BR11/14 FrmA35 8-Jul-1940.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Aug 30 2012 7:07PM

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