2005

SK1827 : Site of the Fauld Explosion near Hanbury, Staffs

taken 19 years ago, near to Hanbury, Staffordshire, England

Site of the Fauld Explosion near Hanbury, Staffs.
Site of the Fauld Explosion near Hanbury, Staffs.
No photograph can do justice to the size of the crater left after this explosion in 1944 which took the lives of 70 people. It occurred in an underground ammunition store and was at the time the biggest non-nuclear man made explosion ever. LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link )

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Category: Wartime relics
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SK1827, 29 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Frank Smith   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 30 June, 2005   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 7 May, 2006
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 182 277 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:50.7900N 1:43.8728W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 182 276
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