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11/04/20 22:14
In 1916 a Zeppelin followed the River Irwell through Rawtenstall and Bury, instead of its intended path along the Rochdale Canal to Manchester. It dropped two bombs in Rawtenstall:
It is said that the incendiary was carried down to the tram station at Cloughfold, about half a mile, by a special constable who then took it on the tram to the police station in Rawtenstall for investigation. It is now in the Whitaker museum, Rawtenstall.
Wouldn't have wanted his job.
- an incendiary device which landed in the grounds of Heightside House
- an explosive device which landed in the grounds of Lea Bank
It is said that the incendiary was carried down to the tram station at Cloughfold, about half a mile, by a special constable who then took it on the tram to the police station in Rawtenstall for investigation. It is now in the Whitaker museum, Rawtenstall.
Wouldn't have wanted his job.
