hi there

i know i am not from sheffield (killamarsh actually) but i am wondering if anyone can help me , i am researching bombs that fell in and around sheffield . i have a vivid memory of 1000 pound bomb which fell in what is now the rother valley and didnt explode , during the excavations for coal the bomb was uncovered and was in too bad a state to be moved that it had to be exploded where it was. i am wondering if anybody remembers this and can put me in touch with any one that might have some info and or pictures. i know that pictures were taken but i seem to have exhausted all avenues to find them. any help would be thankfully recieved

thanks bulfrodo


p.s this was about 1979 to 1986

Here is someone who knew of it:

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?postid=234132#post234132

Originally posted by bulfrodo
hi there

i know i am not from sheffield (killamarsh actually) but i am wondering if anyone can help me , i am researching bombs that fell in and around sheffield . i have a vivid memory of 1000 pound bomb which fell in what is now the rother valley and didnt explode , during the excavations for coal the bomb was uncovered and was in too bad a state to be moved that it had to be exploded where it was. i am wondering if anybody remembers this and can put me in touch with any one that might have some info and or pictures. i know that pictures were taken but i seem to have exhausted all avenues to find them. any help would be thankfully recieved

thanks bulfrodo


p.s this was about 1979 to 1986


thanks for that help im afraid his website has closed but thanks anyway

I posted a thread on this subject a couple of weeks ago, but im not sure any of it will help.
I was also trying to find a news cutting or something but no joy, yet.

Hope it helps your search.

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26933