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Arpley Meadows bombing

Photograph at the Arpley Meadows bombing black plaque

On 14th September 1940, a summer gala was held on this site, then known as Arpley Meadows. More than 2,500 people were present. At 5.03pm a lone German bomber passed overhead. Two bombs were released. Sixteen men, women and children lost their lives. Many more were seriously injured. This stone is erected in their memory.

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Source: Open Plaques. Geographic data via OpenStreetMap.

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