Fauld Crater near Hanbury (Scan from July 1997)

This picture was taken in 1997, and shows how nature has reclaimed this tragic spot. It was a place for lunch and conteplation on a lovely summer's day.

"...where in underground galleries a huge arsenal of bombs were stored during the last war. On Nov 27th 1944, 4,000 tons of high explosive was accidently ignited, blasting open a crater 400 ft deep and 0.75m across with the loss of 70 lives. The area around Fauld has been mined for the raw material alabaster since the Middle Ages."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Fauld_explosion