Monument record MDO39331 - Second World War impact craters, Sylvan Close, Ashley Heath, St Leonards and St Ives

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Summary

The probable sites of two Second World War bomb impact craters are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1945 in the vicinity of what is now Sylvan Close, Ashley Heath. The curvilinear features are 10m across and were digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.

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The probable sites of two Second World War bomb impact craters are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1945 in the vicinity of what is now Sylvan Close, Ashley Heath (1). The curvilinear features are 10m across and were digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP. The site was destroyed by modern housing by 1962 (2-3).

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 20-MAR-1945. RAF 106G/LA187 RP 3057-8.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 31-AUG-1962. RAF 543/1859 F21 0424-6.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 31-AUG-1962. RAF 543/1859 F22 0422-3.

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Grid reference SU 10814 03664 (point) (3 map features)
Map sheet SU10SW
Civil Parish St Leonards and St Ives; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Apr 25 2017 1:00PM

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