1997
TF4007 : Fire at Sandbank Farm, Wisbech St Mary in 1997 - Photo 5 of 5
taken 27 years ago, near to Wisbech st Mary, Cambridgeshire, England
Fire at Sandbank Farm, Wisbech St Mary in 1997 - Photo 5 of 5
An arson attack took place at this farm on the night of 17 September 1997. 2,000 bales of hay, 1,000 bales of straw, two trailers, seed corn and a new grass cutter were all destroyed. There was considerable damage to the buildings and it took the fire service over 24 hours to ensure the fire was totally extinguished.
Farm owner Hugh Humphrey on his bicycle surveying the day after the fire.
Farm owner Hugh Humphrey on his bicycle surveying the day after the fire.
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- TF4007, 28 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- The Humphrey Family Archive (more nearby)
- Contributed by
- Richard Humphrey (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Friday, 19 September, 1997 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 30 July, 2020
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TF 4079 0796 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:39.0662N 0:4.7864E - Camera Location
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OSGB36: TF 4080 0796
- View Direction
- Northwest (about 315 degrees)
