Monument record MDO29833 - Second World War bomb craters, Littlesea Holiday Park, Chickerell

A group of four hollows are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of Littlesea Holiday Park, Chickerell. They are considered likely to be the remains of bomb craters associated with Second World War activity in this area.

A group of four hollows are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs of Littlesea Holiday Park, Chickerell (1-3). They are considered likely to be the remains of bomb craters associated with Second World War activity in this area. These features were digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset). They are not visible on the most recent comprehensive aerial images available to the project, this area having since been built over by modern development.

<1> Royal Air Force, 07-MAY-1942, RAF HLA/531 6102-03 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13075.

<2> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 5449-50 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13097.

<2> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1821 5450-51 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13105.

<3> Royal Air Force, 30-AUG-1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2273 5142-43 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13074.

Record last edited

Jan 30 2014 12:13PM