Second Bomb Scare

Yesterday, for the second time in four months, a large area of the centre of Plymouth became an exclusion zone as another unexploded World War 2 bomb was uncovered by workmen preparing a site for redevelopment. St Andrews Church was once again within the danger area. The locally based Royal Navy Bomb Disposal Squad made it safe for transportation out into Plymouth Sound and safely detonated it at sea this morning.

Plymouth was one of the most heavily bombed cities in England suffering 59 bombing attacks during which 1,172 civilians were killed and 4,448 injured.

In March 1941, St Andrew's Church was bombed and badly damaged. Over the door amidst the smoking ruins a wooden sign was nailed saying simply Resurgam (Latin for I shall rise again),
Here is a short film about wartime Plymouth.