Information for record number MWA12056:
Bomb craters in the parish of Brandon and Bretford

Summary Bomb craters are evident as earth works between Old Hare Covert and the River Avon on aerial photographs
What Is It?  
Type: Bomb Crater
Period: Modern (1914 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Brandon and Bretford
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 37 75
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Level of Protection Local
Description

  
Source Number  

1 Bomb craters evident between Old Hare Covert and the River Avon on aerial photographs mapped as part of English Heritage (EH) National Mapping Project (NMP) Presumably these features are a result of WWII bombing of the industrial complex between Whitley and Ryton. aerial photography taken after the 1950's show that these features have been infilled.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Aerial Photograph
Title: RAF 106G UK 636 Frame 3414
Author/originator: RAF
Date: 10 Aug 1945
Page Number: Frame 3414
Volume/Sheet: RAF 106G UK 636
   
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technique Aerial Photograph Aerial photographs are taken during an aerial survey, which involves looking at the ground from above. It is usually easier to see cropmarks and earthworks when they are viewed from above. Aerial photographs help archaeologists to record what they see and to identify new sites. There are two kinds of aerial photographs; oblique and vertical. back
period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument FEATURE * Areas of indeterminate function. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument BOMB CRATER * A depression in the ground caused by the explosion of a mine or bombshell. back
monument WORKS * Usually a complex of buildings for the processing of raw materials. Use specific type where known. back

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