- Contributed by
- actiondesksheffield
- People in story:
- Gordon B.J. Levers
- Location of story:
- Sheffield
- Background to story:
- Army
- Article ID:
- A8194214
- Contributed on:
- 02 January 2006
This story was submitted to the People’s War site by Roger Marsh of the ‘Action Desk — Sheffield’ Team on behalf of Gordon B.J. Levers and has been added to the site with his permission. The author fully understands the site's terms and conditions.
Gordon B.J. Levers’ Photograph Album of WWII Unexploded Bomb at Lancing Road - Index
By
Gordon B.J. Levers
Gordon B.J. Levers was the Sheffield City Engineers — Principle Surveyor Dangerous Structures.
No. 01 Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal Team arrive at Lancing Road
No. 02 Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal Team set up equipment
No. 03 View of the building site where the bomb was found
No. 04 Excavated trench for building revealing unexploded bomb
No. 05 Close up of bomb
No. 06 Troops start excavating bomb
No. 07 Troops excavate bomb and establish size and type, but this type was not recorded in any of the books on bombs dropped in the UK
No. 08 Setting up gear for the trepanning of the bomb
No. 09 Setting up gear for the trepanning of the bomb — Close up
No. 10 Setting up gear for the trepanning of the bomb — Close up
No. 11 Setting up gear for the trepanning of the bomb — Close up
No. 12 Lifting bomb from excavations
No. 13 Steaming out explosive during the night
No. 14 Steaming out explosive during the night
No. 15 Steaming out explosive during the night
No. 16 Bomb now empty of explosive and removed from site
No. 17 Firing charge to blow up contents of bomb
No. 18 The bomb being presented to the Lord mayor of Sheffield Reg Munn at Kelham Island
No. 19 Display of bomb, at Kelham Island, with photographs showing damage to properties affected during the Sheffield blitz
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