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7676


Gateshead


Winlaton Mill, Hag Hill, bomb crater


Winlaton Mill


NZ16SE




Bomb Crater


Modern


C20


Earthwork


The bomb was dropped at 3.30am DST (Double Summer Time) on Friday 1st May 1942 during an air raid which affected many parts of the north east. There were some 40 fatalities in the region that night, and widespread damage. The crater survives in a field between the A694 and the Derwent Walk. It lies immediately south-west of an electricity pylon. Best seen at end of year when reeds grow in it.


190


613


NZ190613



Information provided by Mr. B Pears

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