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Several of the overlaid maps have slider bars top right on the opened map to alter opacity and the background option of either map or satellite view
Belton Military Camp March 1915 georeferenced overlay map of the camp as used by Kitchener's 11th (Northern) Division
Belton Military Camp March 1915 georeferenced overlay map of the camp as used by Kitchener's 11th (Northern) Division
Belton Military Camp October 1916 after the Machine Gun Corps moved to Belton from October 1915 with construction of Londonthorpe stables for horses & mules
Belton Military Camp October 1916 after the Machine Gun Corps moved to Belton from October 1915 with construction of Londonthorpe stables for horses & mules
Belton Military Camp 1915 prior to building the railway branch to Harrowby camp. A train crushed Private Harry Stromberg at the Londonthorpe Lane level crossing on 11 August 1915, so this map must predate that event.
Belton Military Camp 1915 prior to building the railway branch to Harrowby camp. A train crushed Private Harry Stromberg at the Londonthorpe Lane level crossing on 11 August 1915, so this map must predate that event.
Earthworks & crop marks visible on satellite images of northern part of Belton Park camp & the military railway crossing Belton Park Golf Course
Earthworks & crop marks visible on satellite images of northern part of Belton Park camp & the military railway crossing Belton Park Golf Course
Machine Gun School Hutment, Grantham undated. Harrowby camp was originally designated for artillery training, but became a MCG training establishment constructed from 1916. The principal roads in the camp laid the foundation for Grantham's interwar urban development, e.g. Signal Road & Hill Avenue
Machine Gun School Hutment, Grantham undated. Harrowby camp was originally designated for artillery training, but became a MCG training establishment constructed from 1916. The principal roads in the camp laid the foundation for Grantham's interwar urban development, e.g. Signal Road & Hill Avenue
Victorian OS map side by side with a Bing satellite map showing the pre- & post-WWI Harrowby Camp site.
Victorian OS map side by side with a Bing satellite map showing the pre- & post-WWI Harrowby Camp site.
LiDAR 1m Digital Terrain Model with the Belton October 1916 map overlaid. The military railway is clearly seen running over Belton Park Golf Course.
LiDAR 1m Digital Terrain Model with the Belton October 1916 map overlaid. The military railway is clearly seen running over Belton Park Golf Course.
LiDAR 0.5cm Digital Terrain Model with the Belton October 1916 map overlaid. Covers a smaller area than the 1m LiDAR, but shows the area east of Old Wood in greater detail.
LiDAR 0.5cm Digital Terrain Model with the Belton October 1916 map overlaid. Covers a smaller area than the 1m LiDAR, but shows the area east of Old Wood in greater detail.
Belton & Harrowby WW1 Camps illustrates the extent of military infrastructure within the Grantham area by 1918
Belton & Harrowby WW1 Camps illustrates the extent of military infrastructure within the Grantham area by 1918
Belton Military Camp railway 1914 to 1922
Belton Military Camp railway 1914 to 1922
Zeppelin flight path map possible radio intercept from direction finding equipment in Bellmount Tower. Zeppelins flying from Cuxhaven detected by Marconi Direction Finding stations 27th/28th November 1916. Note RI just south of Bellmount at 02:28 of L21 and this Zeppelin’s destruction, RIP, at 06:37 off Lowestoft shot down with loss of all crew by 3 Royal Naval Air Service planes (Bodleian Library, Oxford). Author’s annotations red. Castle provides details of L21's mission and demise. See also the history of the Tower.
Zeppelin flight path map possible radio intercept from direction finding equipment in Bellmount Tower. Zeppelins flying from Cuxhaven detected by Marconi Direction Finding stations 27th/28th November 1916. Note RI just south of Bellmount at 02:28 of L21 and this Zeppelin’s destruction, RIP, at 06:37 off Lowestoft shot down with loss of all crew by 3 Royal Naval Air Service planes (Bodleian Library, Oxford). Author’s annotations red. Castle provides details of L21's mission and demise. See also the history of the Tower.
How the aerial photographs of Belton Camp were made.
Lt S.C. Thynne RFC demonstrates the use of a hand-held camera
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