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Bomb exploded at Chapmore End in 1984

Army called in to detonate World War II bomb

By Pam Cross

My husband had just left with the children to go camping for a few days when I heard a loud bang at my house in Bengeo. I was really frightened - as you are when it's anything to do with your family. A neighbour went to investigate and told me the army was there and had detonated a bomb at Chapmore End. Luckily my husband was one of the last cars to have been let through before the explosion.

It was a World War II bomb that must have been uncovered whilst they were excavating at the gravel pits there.

If anyone knows any more about this incident or about any other bombs dropped in the area please add a comment below or add a new page.

Map of Chapmore End and Bengeo

This page was added by Fiona MacDonald on 21/04/2010.

Comments about this page

As a child in the 1950s we would often walk along a path in Bengeo where there was a large crater, probably caused by a bomb. Does anyone have any pictures please?

By Sheila
On 25/11/2010

Unfortunately this is not the bomb I was talking about. There was/in a footpath going from Cowper Crescent to Molewood Road and it was on the left hand side going down the hill.

By Sheila
On 26/11/2010