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Monument Number 1579818

Hob Uid: 1579818
Location :
Wiltshire
Corsham
Grid Ref : ST8600469052
Summary : A Second World War playing field and associated buildings can be seen on aerial photographs taken in 1945. This playing field, marked out as a football pitch was situated between two military camps or hostels built as a result of the wartime use of the nearby underground quarries for ammunition storage, factories or military headquarters (1579814 and 1579817). No trace of this site could be seen on the 2009 air photos.(1-2)
More information : A Second World War playing field and associated buildings can be seen on aerial photographs taken in 1945. This playing field, marked out as a football pitch was situated between two military camps or hostels built as a result of the wartime use of the nearby underground quarries for ammunition storage, factories or military headquarters. No trace of this site could be seen on the 2009 air photos.(1-2)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : RAF/106G/UK/1415 4041 14-APR-1946
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : Next Perspectives PGA Imagery ST8569 ST8669 23-MAY-2009
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Second World War
Display Date : Second World War
Monument End Date : 1945
Monument Start Date : 1939
Monument Type : Playing Field, Building
Evidence : Demolished Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 86 NE 81
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Relationship type : General association
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Relationship type : General association

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Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2013-01-01
End Date : 2015-12-31