Controlled explosion in Peckham Rye Park

[Clifton]

If anyone was concerned about a very large bang this morning, here is the explanation:

https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/peckham-rye-park-locked-down-after-hand-grenade-found-by-builders/

[sunbob]

I wonder what building work was going on in that position, which was on the meadow opposite Peirmont Green.

[ianr]

"police conducted a controlled explosion."!!?

[kristymac1]

It was found in the water tank of my adjoining neighbour, police knocked on the door, evacuated everybody and it was all dealt with very swiftly and calmly - kudos to met police

[KidKruger]

A hand grenade got into the water tank in someone's loft ?

(I'm sure I haven't grasped the correct detail yet...!)

[kristymac1]

KidKruger Wrote:

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> A hand grenade got into the water tank in

> someone's loft ?

> (I'm sure I haven't grasped the correct detail

> yet...!)

Thats about the gist of it

[MarkT]

The grenade appears to be tied together with 2 bits of steel pipe on a length of wire. It looks to me that it was used as a weight, which in conjunction with a float might have switched on and off a pump to fill the tank, perhaps from a well, or from a lower level tank. This would predate our modern high pressure mains supply.

It reminds me of a story in the papers, in the 50's or 60's, of a family clearing the house of their deceased mother. The dustmen called the police who called the bomb squad. The item in question was a live first world war shell. She had used it as a door stop.

MarkT

[worldwiser]

Wow. Extraordinary in-depth journalism there.

Barely a single paragraph. I got more insight from MarkT! They might have interviewed the owner or something, anything..

[KidKruger]

Thanks kristymac.

I presume this is the pre "controlled explosion" photo, perhaps after the device had been discovered ?

Looks like the pin had deteriorated or been removed (meaning it was faulty/benign) and those weights added.

Maybe the controlled explosion was a standard procedure just in case.

MarkT - never heard of grenades being used as tank weights, unreal !

kristymac1 Wrote:

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> KidKruger Wrote:

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> > A hand grenade got into the water tank in

> > someone's loft ?

> > (I'm sure I haven't grasped the correct detail

> > yet...!)

>

> Thats about the gist of it

[MarkT]

My brother has just emailed me

"Seems entirely in keeping with that wartime make-do-and-mend spirit! Perfectly good hand grenade. Waste not want not..."

MarkT

[Spartacus]

I'm guessing the song for this weekend is "boom shake shake da room" !