Monument record MDO41502 - Two Second World War impact craters, St Leonards Bridge, 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 1947 to the north of St Leonard's Bridge. The southern of the two is still visible under trees on lidar imagery. They 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 1947 to the north of St Leonard's Bridge (1). The southern of the two is still visible under trees on lidar imagery (2). They were digitally plotted during the Dorset Stour NMP.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 28-MAY-1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2102 RP 3227-8.
  • <2> Aerial Photograph: XX-XXX-2015. Environment Agency DTM Lidar 1m.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0980 0224 (point) (9 map features)
Map sheet SU00SE
Civil Parish St Leonards and St Ives; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Aug 29 2018 11:50AM

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