2007

SK1827 : Fauld crater

taken 17 years ago, near to Hanbury, Staffordshire, England

Fauld crater
Fauld crater
This crater, some 300-400 foot deep and up to half a mile across is the result of the explosion of 3,500-4,000 tons of munitions stored in the old gypsum mines under this spot. The explosion on 27/11/1944 is reckoned to be the largest non-nuclear explosion in either World War. The SK1827 : Fauld explosion memorial on the edge of the crater is dedicated to the 70 or so people who died as a result of the explosion.
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Category: Wartime relics
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Non-nuclear Explosion [4] Other Photos: · Fauld Crater and memorial · Footpath in Brown's Coppice · Dire warnings in Brown's Coppice ·
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SK1827, 29 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Stowell   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 10 October, 2007   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 12 October, 2007
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 182 277 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:50.7900N 1:43.8728W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 181 276
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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