Monument record MDO29521 - Second World War bomb crater, Lower Hamworthy, Poole.

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A probable Second World War bomb crater is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs dating from 1942 of Lower Hamworthy, Poole.

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A probable Second World War bomb crater is visible as a sub-circular earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1942 of Lower Hamworthy, Poole. (1) It measures approximately 18m in diameter. The crater is not visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial imagery available to the project.(2/3) This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 05-JUN-1942. RAF/HLA/577 6007-9.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Channel Coastal Observatory. 15-OCT-2010. CCO Aerial Photographic Coverage 2009.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2009. Google Earth.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 9979 9098 (26m by 29m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SY99SE
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Record last edited

Oct 16 2013 11:51AM

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