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Post by 4wd on Feb 10, 2018 10:55:09 GMT
This isn't my shot but there's a good story attached. It's called 'High Buildings' and was a small farm run by a family called Jackson at the very top of Rosedale just over the hill. Although in those days steam trains carrying Iron Ore ran round the hillside just above, the place was very remote and they only left a couple of times a year to buy provisions. They had never seen a car let alone an aircraft of any kind. In May 1916, on a clear moonlit night a German Zeppelin flew over the moors from the north, intent on a surprise attack - dropping bombs on York to the south. The huge dark shape ws so low overhead it covered half the sky, the family were literally scared witless and fled the house, never to return. It has not been lived in since and only the better barn remains. No doubt the story has been a tad embellished and conditions there so harsh that moving down the dale was on the agenda anyway. However even into the 60s and 70s some of the older farmers rarely travelled to the next village and lived very simply - Electricity, TV, radio and newspapers were extravagances which could be done without. (think of Hannah Hauxwell in a similar Pennine area, who died a few days ago)
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Post by 4wd on Feb 10, 2018 18:30:27 GMT
I was trying to find anything online to back this story up, there were a surprising number of attacks along the east coast and they were largely able to operate without hindrance. This was quite shocking at the time and led to the formation of the RAF. Generally the damage was quite limited and navigation was often difficult due to poor weather. One ran out of fuel eventually crashing on the coast of Norway. airwar19141918.wordpress.com/2016/05/05/3-may-1916-multiple-air-raids/This must be the one, but the story seems to confuse it with other attacks on York in the same burst of activity.
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