A Second World War bomb crater is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the west of the junction of Southbourne Overcliff Drive and Grange Road.
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A Second World War bomb crater is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s to the south of Southbourne Overcliff Drive. The enclosure is sub-rectangular in shape and has an internal measurement of 6 by 4 m. The function of the enclosure is unclear. (1) The site is not visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial imagery available to the project. (2) This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).
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<1> SDO12625
Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 30-OCT-1945. RAF 106G/T16/PART I 7116-7.
Centred SZ 1341 9133 (14m by 12m) (3 map features)
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SZ19SW
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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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Record last edited
Jul 15 2013 8:34AM
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