Monument record MDO39412 - Modern bomb crater, Wick Lane, Christchurch

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A probable World War Two bomb crater on the east side of Wick Lane, Christchurch, is visible on a 1945 aerial photograph. The site was mapped by the Dorset Stour NMP project.

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A probable World War Two bomb crater on the east side of Wick Lane, Christchurch, is visible on a 1945 aerial photograph (1). The field in which it was sited has remained open ground into the present day but the site is no longer visible on current Google Earth imagery.

The site was mapped by the Dorset Stour NMP project.


<1> Royal Air Force, 11-OCT-45, RAF/106G/T/10 FV 7244 (Aerial Photograph). SDO15383.

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  • <1> Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 11-OCT-45. RAF/106G/T/10 FV 7244.

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Grid reference SZ 1569 9236 (point) (5 map features)
Map sheet SZ19SE

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Record last edited

Aug 29 2024 1:23PM

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