Norfolk towns mark WW1 Zeppelin raid centenary

Part of the commemorations will include a projection of a WW1 Zeppelin in King's Lynn

Towns in Norfolk are marking 100 years since they became targets of the first Zeppelin raids on British soil during World War One.

Sheringham was hit by two bombs at 20:30 GMT on 18 January 1915.

Four people died and many were injured in Great Yarmouth, King's Lynn and surrounding villages.

Over the next week, events will be held to mark the centenary of the Zeppelin bombing, including a light show.

The first bomb dropped on British soil will form part of a museum display

The programme has been organised by the King's Lynn & West Norfolk Archaeological Society.

Chairman Clive Bond, said an animated Zeppelin would be projected above King's Lynn Custom House.

"There will also be a 'soundscape' to accompany the light show, and a fireworks display," he said.

Peter Everingham created an exhibition about World War One at Snettisham Church - the first church to be damaged by aerial bombing during the conflict.

"The attack did change people's lives here, because they thought of battlefields as miles and miles away - and suddenly it came home to roost," he said.

The first bombs to fall on British soil were dropped on Sheringham, but caused no deaths or serious injuries.

One bomb, which fell through the roof of a cottage, detonated in the kitchen but was grabbed by a local man and extinguished outside in a horse trough.

The device forms the centrepiece of a commemorative exhibition at the Sheringham Museum opening on 1 March.