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[york16]

hello,
visited a local antiques/flea market this morning, picked up a rather nice piece of goss crested china, not quite sure what it represents but the base states in commemoration of the zeppelin raid, maldon 1915, would this be maldon, essex ?,
regards,
john.

[THE SHINY SEVENTH]

It certainly is, there is a thread somewhere on the forum covering this, regards Sean

[york16]

thanks Sean,
it seems to look like like a cylindrical wicker basket !, got the eye glass out and it says  INCENDIARY BOMB , only paid £4.00 , so a nice little collectable !,
many thanks,
regards,
john.

[THE SHINY SEVENTH]

John, I tried to find a link for the thread but it may of been lost during the forum update. You can still find it on-line! We too had a similar event in Rainham Essex as the Parish records show that the chapel roof needed repairing after "falling missiles during a Zepplin air raid" on the 31st March 1916! Not sure we have any crested china to remember it by

[brucehubbard]

Richer folk in Maldon than in Rainham!

Bruce

[maldon]

brucehubbard, on 29 July 2012 - 09:13 PM, said:

Richer folk in Maldon than in Rainham!

Bruce

Don't you believe it!!

SPN
Maldon

[besthorpe]

Hi, I have been looking at Zeppelin raids  for Leyton and found this description for 1915:

'The LZ38 reached the Thames at 10am, in fine weather, with a light north to north west wind, the airship was sighted over Margate. It then proceeded to the Essex shore of the estuary and followed a curving inland course from Shoeburyness, over Billericay and Brentwood, arriving over London - the first attack being Stoke Newington about 11.20pm. It then proceeded in a loop over Hoxton, Shoreditch, Whitechapel, Stepney, West Ham and Leytonstone dropping about one ton of bombs before passing over the Crouch at 12.30pm on the return journey. Throughout the raid the airship was unseen and almost unheard, due to its height, adding to the fear and uncertainty on the ground'

Guess it could be the same raid.
Christine

[york16]

besthorpe, on 04 August 2012 - 04:12 PM, said:

Hi, I have been looking at Zeppelin raids  for Leyton and found this description for 1915:

'The LZ38 reached the Thames at 10am, in fine weather, with a light north to north west wind, the airship was sighted over Margate. It then proceeded to the Essex shore of the estuary and followed a curving inland course from Shoeburyness, over Billericay and Brentwood, arriving over London - the first attack being Stoke Newington about 11.20pm. It then proceeded in a loop over Hoxton, Shoreditch, Whitechapel, Stepney, West Ham and Leytonstone dropping about one ton of bombs before passing over the Crouch at 12.30pm on the return journey. Throughout the raid the airship was unseen and almost unheard, due to its height, adding to the fear and uncertainty on the ground'

Guess it could be the same raid.
Christine

thanks christine,
think the raid you describe was a different one, the airship that bombed madon was the L6,
regards,john.