2018

SK0016 : Rugeley (Penkridge Bank) Camp '3 Lines'- Parade Ground

taken 6 years ago, 3 km from Etchinghill, Staffordshire, England

Rugeley (Penkridge Bank) Camp '3 Lines'- Parade Ground
Rugeley (Penkridge Bank) Camp '3 Lines'- Parade Ground
The Great War battalion parade ground is marked out by the change in vegetation. The immediate area around the parade ground was occupied by administration huts. There would have been twenty similar parade grounds, one for each battalion. Line numbers are used to designate the different camp areas allocated to each battalion at Rugeley and line letters at Brocton.
The Chase Through Time

The Chase Through Time is a Heritage Lottery funded project with Staffordshire Council, Historic England and local volunteers to unravel over 2000 years of man’s activity across Cannock Chase.

Cannock Chase has a rich history with its Iron Age Camp at Castle Ring, Medieval Hunting Forest, Deer Park and grazed heathland, two Great War Training Camps and post war forestry. Hidden beneath the trees and scrub there is a lot to be found.

As part of the project a LIDAR survey was undertaken of the twenty eight square mile area. Some features have been verified on the ground by the volunteers assisting the Historic England researchers. However, with such a large area only some areas have been visited.

Using the images submitted on Geograph in conjunction with the LIDAR and Historic England mapping on Arcgis should allow a photographic record of the features to be developed by the volunteers.

The combined LIDAR map can be found at LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Heath, Scrub Defence, Military other tags: WW1 Rugeley Camp Great War Former Parade Ground Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SK0016, 46 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
John M   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 21 August, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 22 August, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 001 169 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:45.0046N 1:59.9441W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 001 169
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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