Monument record SUE 125 - Site of Second World War bomb craters

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Summary

A line of four Second World War bomb craters is visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 4258 5141 (109m by 24m)
Map sheet	TM45SW
Civil Parish	SUDBOURNE, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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

Full Description

November 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme.
A line of four Second World War bomb craters is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1943 (S1), but more clearly as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 1948 (S2).
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 26th November 2015.

Sources/Archives (2)

<S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. US/7PH/GP/LOC132 V 5012-5013 30-DEC-1943 (EHA Laser Copy).
<S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/25 V 5029-5030 16-MAY-1948 (EHA Original Print).

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Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Dec 10 2015 2:21PM