To the Fauld Crater 5 - Hanbury,... © Martin Richard Phelan cc-by-sa/2.0

2012

SK1727 : To the Fauld Crater 5 - Hanbury, Staffordshire

To the Fauld Crater 5 - Hanbury, Staffordshire

The path to the crater leaves the road to the south of the Cock Inn and crosses fields to the site of the biggest ever non-nuclear explosion in Britain. The site remains hidden by trees until you reach it. Time taken 11.04 am BST (British Summer Time).

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Paths Grassland Village, Rural settlement Woodland, Forest Place: Staffordshire Hanbury Cock Inn Hanbury Fauld Fauld Crater other tags: RAF Fauld Wartime Disaster Accidents RAF Bomb Dump Fauld Explosion RAF Bomb Dump Explosion Gypsum Mine 1944 Explosion Munitions Dump Munitions Storage 1944 Fatalities World War II Hanbury Walks Click a tag, to view other nearby images.

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Grid Square: SK1727, 54 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Martin Richard Phelan (more nearby)
Date Taken: Saturday, 14 April, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 11 February, 2014
Subject Location: OSGB36: SK 1786 2792 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:50.9094N 1:44.1750W
Camera Location: OSGB36: SK 1774 2785
View Direction: East-northeast (about 67 degrees)

Image classification(about): Geograph

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