Bomb crater, Oldtree Point (EHER 18274)

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Summary

Bomb crater at edge of salt marsh.

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Grid reference	Centred TQ 7897 9489 (450m by 256m)
Civil Parish	RETTENDON, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

BOMB CRATER (Second World War - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)

Description

Bomb crater on the edge of open salt-marsh, visible on aerial photography from 1950. <1> <2>

Sources

<1> SEX52327 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1950. 58/372/PT1/5253.
<2> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.

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