Graeme Wall wrote:

Doubtless there will be a few more as the Olympic works continue. Some years
ago I was told by a bomb-disposal expert that something like 30% of the
munitions dropped and fired in WW2 didn't explode when expected.

There are many thousands of known unexploded bombs throughout the
Country, with hundreds in Greater London.
The location is even detailed in some cases - e.g. 'In backyard of 13
Wester Road'.

See this site for a quick list of known bombs:
http://www.contaminatedland.co.uk/sere-dip/estd-uxb.htm
Other sites go into more details.
Alan
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(A.Lee) wrote:

Graeme Wall wrote:

Doubtless there will be a few more as the Olympic works continue. Some
years ago I was told by a bomb-disposal expert that something like 30% of
the munitions dropped and fired in WW2 didn't explode when expected.

There are many thousands of known unexploded bombs throughout the
Country, with hundreds in Greater London.
The location is even detailed in some cases - e.g. 'In backyard of 13
Wester Road'.

See this site for a quick list of known bombs:
http://www.contaminatedland.co.uk/sere-dip/estd-uxb.htm
Other sites go into more details.
Alan

Interesting list.

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On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 19:44:42 +0100, (A.Lee) wrote:

Graeme Wall wrote:

Doubtless there will be a few more as the Olympic works continue. Some years
ago I was told by a bomb-disposal expert that something like 30% of the
munitions dropped and fired in WW2 didn't explode when expected.

There are many thousands of known unexploded bombs throughout the
Country, with hundreds in Greater London.
The location is even detailed in some cases - e.g. 'In backyard of 13
Wester Road'.

See this site for a quick list of known bombs:
http://www.contaminatedland.co.uk/sere-dip/estd-uxb.htm
Other sites go into more details.

In the less-bombed areas, looking at a local authority's "bomb map"
will sometimes reveal worrying gaps where nothing is marked along the
course where a string of bombs was recorded.