Zeppelin Raids 1916 - Empress Road - Loughborough, Leicestershire
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N 52° 46.234 W 001° 11.538
30U E 621952 N 5848280
A square granite stone incised with a German Cross in the road, close to the pavement, which marks the spot a zeppelin bomb fell on January 31 1916.
Waymark Code: WMQD12
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/07/2016
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On the outside wall of what was the Herbert Morris factory (also known as the Empress Works, or East Works) there used to be a plaque, commemorating the Zeppelin raid in Empress Road which killed a mother and her children - the original plaque is now in the Carillon Museum, although there is still a square granite stone incised with a German Cross in the road, close to the pavement, which marks the spot at which the bomb fell.
Number 83 Empress Road was so close to the bomb it’s surprising the house wasn’t damaged, but the only evidence of the attack are some shrapnel marks in the side wall of the house.
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Not known
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe
Physical Address of Monument:
83 Empress Road
Loughborough, Leicestershire England
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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed
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