ZUM4893752: Nov. 11, 1953 - Helped to blow-up dieppe: Mr. R.S. Macrae of Banstead, surrey - and commission on awards to isentores, at somerset house today. They claim the invention of the limpet bomb and the clam magnetic bomb which did so much in demolition and sabotage work during the war. Mr. Macrae described how they incorporated 'Aniseed balls' in their invention because it was found that the sweets dissolved at a wegular speed in either fresh of salt water-proving to be much more satisfactory that any of the chemicals produced by chemists for the bombs. When the aniseed balls had dissolved they released a striker which set off the bombs - this giving the operators sufficient time to get away from the scene / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4907373: Jan. 01, 1954 - Gelignite Used To Destroy Ancient Steeple In Hamilton - Scotland: About 1,000 people, including many school children watched the destruction of the Old Tolbooth Steeple, in Muir Street, Hamilton, Scotland recently - with the aid of gelignite charges... The steeple bell had tolled out the hours for 312 years but the foundations of the steeple were eaten away and it menaced a nearby housing scheme / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4907468: Jan. 01, 1954 - London's Atom Fortress Is Ready Vital Centre Prepared For Emergency - In Southwark: The new Atom Bomb Proof fortress one of 100 'atomic' C.D. headquarters in London is now ready for use in Southwark. AT least a thousand tons of earth has to be moved for pumps for the construction of the centre. A diesel generator pumps filtered air into an “operations room” and provides emergency heat and light. Nothing should budge the control center which has an area below ground level of over 2,000 square feet with its own telephone exchange, mass facilities; toilets and rest rooms for weary rescue teams. The fortress has been equipped with a recreation centre. In changer is Mr. Hugh Pierce who has moved into new prefab offices and training center built on top of the underground centre - and in case of emergency the teams move below to continue emergency operations unhampered / Bridgeman Images