David Wilcox has got in touch with us as bomb disposal units work to safely remove a World War Two bomb found at a building site in Lansdown Road.

He shared his memories of the Bath Blitz when he and his family lived on The Triangle.

The house was bombed and his family were dug out unharmed by wardens, they walked through the Blitz to an air raid shelter and were left with the clothes they stood in and a £5 note which they found in the ruins.

He added: "I’m not surprised that they had no records of the bomb. 

"In the fog of war proper records got lost and I was told that a pin board where all the unexploded bombs were recorded was knocked and their locations lost."

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Here's a close look at which roads are affected by the German shell found in Bath.

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Bath was bombed during World War Two raids in 1942.

The council's records office has kept a map showing where the bombs fell - they're marked in red.

If you want to see a bigger version then you can pop down to the Bath Record Office.

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Stuart Tayler sent us this photo of the Army's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) trucks arriving in Bath.

The team will defuse the bomb and take it off-site to be detonated in a safe place.

But first a 250-tonne sand barrier needs to be completed.

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St John Ambulance helped nearly 3,000 residents in Bath who were evacuated from their homes after a German World War Two bomb was discovered at a building site in Lansdown Road yesterday afternoon.

They brought in a total of 38 trained volunteers, an ambulance, and also provided 500 blankets as well as water supplies for evacuees.

St John Ambulance manager, Des Young, said: "Our team did sterling work throughout the night, mainly providing comfort but also ready to deal with any medical emergency which may have arisen in such a stressful situation."

The Bath Blitz took place in April 1942 and was part of the Baekdeker raids by the German air force where places were chosen due to their cultural and historical value.

Here are some photos of the Circus and the centre of Bath after the bombing.

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You can also read an eye-witness account of the raids of Peter Dickinson who was a teenager at the time - he gives his account of the bombing on the BBC WW2 People's War website.

Mr Dickinson writes: "I discovered later that we had a lucky escape, as a German bomber flying toward Lansdown Crescent had dropped three high explosive bombs that had fallen just in front of the Crescent, in a line directly toward our house; if they had been dropped only a few seconds later they would have fallen across the Crescent and on to our house."

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Away from the Bath bomb story, and police say they have arrested a man in connection with cashpoint explosions in North Somerset and Bristol.

The 22-year-old, from Bristol, has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause explosions, conspiracy to steal and burglary.

He is currently being questioned by officers.

St James's Surgery in Bath is closed due to the Bath bomb situation. BANES NHS say Junction Road Branch Surgery remains open.

Avon and Somerset Police have issued a full list, external of the roads which have been closed around the site of the Bath bomb.

• Lansdown Road (North and south), Lansdown Grove, Lansdown Crescent, Upper Lansdown Mews, Upper Lansdown Mews (junction Dixon Gardens)
• St Stephen's Court, St James's Park, St Stephen's Road
• Richmond Road, Mount Road Camden Crescent and junction of Upper and Lower Hedgemead Road
• Murford Street, Balance Street, Portland Place (Julian Road end)
• Harley Street, Northampton Street, St James's Sq (junction of Great Bedford Street), Park Street (cross roads)

BBC Radio Bristol reporter Richard Purvis is at Bath Racecourse where police are being briefed about the safety measures being put in place following the unexploded bomb discovery in Lansdown Road.

If the 250 tonnes of sand required is not in place by dusk, bomb disposal experts will need to reassess the situation and return tomorrow morning to complete the work.

The aim is to encourage people living nearby to leave the area - as there are many residents who have chosen to stay with the 100m of the bomb disposal site.

Take a look at how the sand barrier is being built where a 500lb unexploded shell was found in Bath.

Speaking BBC Radio Bristol, developer, Robin Squire from Acorn Properties, said: "There's been a history, obviously of bombs in the area from the war.

"We carried out all the relevant surveys and it was actually in an area where we wouldn't necessarily expect to find a bomb," he said.

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"People on site were warned what to look for - the relevant consultants visited the site and advised what it was.

"Basically we had to put the situation in the hands of police and the army who dealt with it from there."

Some 250 tonnes of sand are being taken to the former Royal High Junior School site on Lansdown Road in Bath.

The sand is being used to build a barrier around the device so that it can be removed safely by bomb disposal teams.

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Here's a quick look at what's been happening in the Lansdown area of Bath since an unexploded bomb was found on a building site at former Royal High School.

• Hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes as an exclusion zone was set up around Lansdown Road where the device was found
• Three primary schools - St Stephen’s, St Andrew’s and Weston All Saints - have been closed for the day
• Police are warning commuters of increased congestion on the roads and some bus services have also been suspended
• Some 250 tonnes of sand are being brought on site to build a barrier around the bomb
• The next step will be to safely remove the 500lb bomb and take it away for a controlled explosion

Police are being briefed about the bomb disposal process that's under way in the Lansdown area of Bath.

Yesterday afternoon, builders working on the former Royal High School site unearthed a 500lb shell which led to an evacuation of properties in the surrounding area.

Police are warning that the removal of this bomb could take 48 hours.

Watch out if you're travelling around Bath on the bus today. Lansdown Park and Ride suspended and several routes diverted.

This photo was tweeted by James Birch in the early hours and shows in a bit more detail where the unexploded bomb was found.

You can see where builders have been excavating the area.

Image source, James Birch

Three primary schools in the Lansdown area of Bath have been closed for the day because of the bomb evacuation.

St Stephen’s, St Andrew’s and Weston All Saints will all re-open on Monday, a spokesman for Bath and North East Somerset Council has confirmed.

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