Game Bombed Off
The story of a ticking time bomb near Bramall Lane.
Words: Matthew Bell
What a monster! This is the bomb found on Lancing Road in February 1985. The man in charge of the lifting operation is Captain Paddy Bowen of the Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal Branch. You can see the partly-built houses behind Captain Bowen.
In early February 1985 Sheffield United were due to play Oldham Athletic at home in the old Sec…
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