Zeppelin Raids 1916 - The Rushes - Loughborough, Leicestershire
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SMacB
N 52° 46.414 W 001° 12.558
30U E 620797 N 5848585
A newly installed brass plaque to mark the spot a zeppelin bomb fell on January 31 1916. An older marker of a square granite stone incised with a German Cross can bee seen in the road.
Waymark Code: WMQD13
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/07/2016
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January 31 1916. There had been warnings that Zeppelins were on their way, heading from the east coast. Leicester, Nottingham and Derby had gone into blackout mode, but, apparently, parts of Loughborough were of the thinking that raids had never come that far inland before, so probably wouldn’t today, and as a result, blackout guidelines were not much observed (except by the Brush) thereby making Loughborough a real target.
One of the zeppelin bombs fell here, and is marked by a square granite stone incised with a German Cross in the road.
This is a very busy road, and even on a Sunday difficult to get a close-up picture. Fortunately, to mark the centenary a new brass plaque has been installed on the side of the road opposite the marker.
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/31/2016
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
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Website for this Monument: Not listed
Physical Address of Monument: Not listed
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