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PRN | 8715 | ||||
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Site or location name | The Crescent | ||||
Summary | |||||
Description | Houses within the Crescent received damage from shell fire during the bombardment of Scarborough on 16 December 1914. Houses 7 and 8, The Crescent, Scarborough received a direct hit from a single shell fired by the Derfflinger or Von der Tann of the Imperial German Navy. The damage to number 7 & 8 remains visible, having being repaired with a lighter colour stone. Shell splinter scarring remains evident on the exterior of many of the houses in the Southern extent of The Crescent. | ||||
Monument Type | BOMB SITE;BOMB SITE | ||||
Desgination | None | ||||
Material | STONE | ||||
Location |
Country | ENGLAND | ||||
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County | |||||
Site Location | Numbers 7 and 8, The Crescent, Scarborough | ||||
Postcode | YO11 2PW | ||||
Map Reference | NGR: TA0410788260 (504107, 488260) | ||||
Condition/Threat | |||||
Condition (Date) | Good (05-11-2016) | ||||
Source | |||||
(1914) German Raid, Dec 16th 1914. House in the Crescent, Scarborough (c) C Kolonko. | |||||
Administration | |||||
Recorded By (Date) | Chris Kolonko - Home Front Legacy (05-11-2016) | ||||
Copiled On | 05-11-2016 | ||||
Last Updated | 05-11-2016 |
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Image metadata | CSV | 590 Kb |
Image metadata (scanned documents) | CSV | 36 Kb |
Houses within the Crescent (7 and 8 The Crescent, The Old Town, Scarborough, North Yorkshire) received damage from shell fire during the bombardment of Scarborough on 16 December 1914. Repaired damage indicated by lighter stone. Photograph taken facing East. 05/11/2016. (File name: 8715_872.jpg) |
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Houses within the Crescent (7 and 8 The Crescent, The Old Town, Scarborough, North Yorkshire) received damage from shell fire during the bombardment of Scarborough on 16 December 1914. Shell Splinter Damage to houses in the Southern extent of the Crescent. 14/05/2015. (File name: 8715_873.jpg) |
JPG | 1.76 Mb | |
Houses within the Crescent (7 and 8 The Crescent, The Old Town, Scarborough, North Yorkshire) received damage from shell fire during the bombardment of Scarborough on 16 December 1914. Shell Splinter Damage to houses in the Southern extent of the Crescent. 14/05/2015. (File name: 8715_874.jpg) |
JPG | 1.55 Mb | |
Houses within the Crescent (7 and 8 The Crescent, The Old Town, Scarborough, North Yorkshire) received damage from shell fire during the bombardment of Scarborough on 16 December 1914. The Crescent Shell Damage (c) C Kolonko. (File name: 8715_975.jpg) |
JPG | 13.18 Mb |