Does anyone know if there is a map available showing the spots where bombs fell around Biggin Hill?
I’m moving there and my soon-to-be back garden has some concrete steps that go nowhere, which the current owner says are the steps of a house that was destroyed in 1940
over to you!
Thanks
Zwit
By: Old Fart - 9th October 2006 at 11:45
The Southend Map was done by the local autority museum dept I would have thought one local to you would have done much the same
By: *Zwitter* - 9th October 2006 at 08:22
I’m guessing its something like this you are after:
Not Biggin Hill but Southend what this dose not show are the dumped loads of friendly bombers out the the Estuary, this map was only on show for a short amount of time along with a book listing all the sites one just a few doors up from my house was a High Explosive bomb of arround 500lbs!
Exactly – something like that. I hoped there would be something like that in ‘Biggin on the Bump’ but I can’t find my copy… I’ll get on to the local archives. Thanks.
By: Hurrifan - 8th October 2006 at 19:23
Tell aviation archaeologists that there is a buried bunker in your garden. Tell them that it is stuffed full of Hurricane and Spitfire parts. You wont then have to worry about landscaping your new Garden 😉
Seriously, I Have seen a book that has something similar that you describe in it. I cannot for the life of me remember what it was called though. The local council may be able to offer an answer in their records.You could even try local history associations or groups.
no…much better idea!!!
Tell them a certain D Bader’s spitfire crashed there and not in France…
Treble whammy….Garden gets extensive dig over.
….NEW Ch4 programme on search .
….NEW tread on forum!
Seriously though i have to say that as a relative newbee this forum constantly surprises me with the knowledge available from members..
Many thanks all..( or most of you ) 😀
now who knows where Nessie is ?
By: Old Fart - 8th October 2006 at 12:45
I’m guessing its something like this you are after:
Not Biggin Hill but Southend what this dose not show are the dumped loads of friendly bombers out the the Estuary, this map was only on show for a short amount of time along with a book listing all the sites one just a few doors up from my house was a High Explosive bomb of arround 500lbs!
By: *Zwitter* - 8th October 2006 at 12:05
wil do – thanks chaps
By: Geoff K - 8th October 2006 at 11:06
Try Bromley Local Studies Library here http://www.bromley.gov.uk/libraries/librariesintheborough/local_studies_library.htm if your soon-to-be home is in that borough.
They may have records of bomb damage to property, either compiled after the war, or ARP/Civil Defence Record Books listing damage as it happened etc.
Geoff.
Geoff.
By: Denis - 8th October 2006 at 10:35
Tell aviation archaeologists that there is a buried bunker in your garden. Tell them that it is stuffed full of Hurricane and Spitfire parts. You wont then have to worry about landscaping your new Garden 😉
Seriously, I Have seen a book that has something similar that you describe in it. I cannot for the life of me remember what it was called though. The local council may be able to offer an answer in their records.You could even try local history associations or groups.
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