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| Unexploded 'bomb used as doorstop' at Dartmoor Farm | |
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| An unexploded World War One shell has been found on a farm, where it had previously been used as a doorstop. | |
| Workmen made the discovery as they dismantled a wall in the garden at Ullacombe Farm in Bovey Tracey, Devon. | Workmen made the discovery as they dismantled a wall in the garden at Ullacombe Farm in Bovey Tracey, Devon. |
| The Royal Navy's bomb disposal unit detonated the device in a field. | The Royal Navy's bomb disposal unit detonated the device in a field. |
| Debbie Coles, manager of the farm, said: "There's quite a history behind this bomb, apparently the grandparents of the owners used to use the bomb as a door stop". | Debbie Coles, manager of the farm, said: "There's quite a history behind this bomb, apparently the grandparents of the owners used to use the bomb as a door stop". |
| More on doorstop bomb and other Devon stories | More on doorstop bomb and other Devon stories |
| She added that having spoken to some of the staff who had worked on the farm for a while, she knew the wife of the former farmer "wanted it out of the way" and so "he buried it in the wall". | She added that having spoken to some of the staff who had worked on the farm for a while, she knew the wife of the former farmer "wanted it out of the way" and so "he buried it in the wall". |
| The workmen were doing some dry stonewalling when they came across the 25lb (11kg) bomb, which is about 45cm (18ins) tall. | The workmen were doing some dry stonewalling when they came across the 25lb (11kg) bomb, which is about 45cm (18ins) tall. |
| Staff at the farm called the police, who then contacted the bomb disposal team. | Staff at the farm called the police, who then contacted the bomb disposal team. |
| The Royal Navy said the device was a 25lb World War One projectile and it was destroyed at 09:56 BST. | The Royal Navy said the device was a 25lb World War One projectile and it was destroyed at 09:56 BST. |