Monument record MDO39837 - Second World War bomb craters, Lower Common, Verwood

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Summary

Two bomb craters dating to the Second World War are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1947 on Lower Common, Verwood. They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP. They lie in the vicinity of a known bombing decoy described in MDO39839.

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Two bomb craters dating to the Second World War are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1947 on Lower Common, Verwood (1-2). They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP. They lie in the vicinity of a known bombing decoy described in MDO39839. The features are still extant and visible on lidar imagery (3).

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 28-MAY-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2101 RS 4260-1.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 08-JUL-1953. RAF/58/1163 V 17 and 37.
  • <3> Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2015. Environment Agency DTM Lidar 1m.

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Grid reference SU 0979 0658 (point) (8 map features)
Map sheet SU00NE
Civil Parish Verwood; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Feb 8 2018 3:46PM

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