This impressive blast hole, 91 metres in diameter and 21 metres deep, is a remnant of the series of explosions that took place on 1 July 1916. It marks the start of the Battle of the Somme by the British.
This impressive blast hole, 91 metres in diameter and 21 metres deep, is a remnant of the series of explosions that took place on 1 July 1916. Here, it took place at 7:28 a.m., marking the start of the Battle of the Somme by the British. Private site.
