Monument record LCS 124 - World War II bomb crater.

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Summary

A World War II bomb crater at Sizewell, Leiston

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Grid reference Centred TM 47529 64380 (8m by 7m)
Map sheet TM46SE
Civil Parish LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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A bomb crater of World War II date is visible as an earthwork centred on circa TM47526438 in Sizewell, Leiston, on aerial photographs from 1943 onwards (S1). It is clearly visible in 1945, and is still quite well defined in 1975 (S2, S3).

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  • <S1> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. RAF AC/165 04-Jan-1943.
  • <S2> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. RAF 106G/UK/929 3203-3204 16-Oct-1945.
  • <S3> Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Ltd. Meridian - Air Photograph. NMR MAL/75038 242-243 07-Jun-1975.

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Record last edited

Aug 12 2013 3:01PM

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