tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post4243132391721320578..comments2023-11-05T10:59:37.824+00:00Comments on Ashton-under-Lyne.com Photo Blog: Small BangMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12729523557219015134noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-11224915249223496042011-06-05T09:38:29.110+01:002011-06-05T09:38:29.110+01:00I beleive my granddad Joseph Clarke died in the ex...I beleive my granddad Joseph Clarke died in the explosion as my father said " he never got to know his father because he was killed in an munition factory" living in Oldham and the fact that my father was born in October 1917 I think this is very lightly. I am pleased that there is a memorial to the people who lost their lives and the sculputure does look like an explosion.Grandchildnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-63405836584228532392009-07-20T15:34:53.174+01:002009-07-20T15:34:53.174+01:00My grandmother's young brother James Rigby was...My grandmother's young brother James Rigby was killed in the explosion - he was on his way home from school at the time. I'm glad there is now a memorial.<br /><br />Mark, AltrinchamUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04872667424619435118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-42875095755023769672008-06-24T13:25:00.000+01:002008-06-24T13:25:00.000+01:00Not so much a bang, more a whimper!Not so much a bang, more a whimper!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-73393574610016426792008-06-24T08:23:00.000+01:002008-06-24T08:23:00.000+01:00I quite like this one!!! At least it is modern art...I quite like this one!!! At least it is modern art in a modern setting. I have always wondered why a memorial was never erected to the victims of the munitions explosion. It is good that there is such a memorial now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488915945983500085.post-69774256155833698762008-06-24T07:25:00.000+01:002008-06-24T07:25:00.000+01:00I spotted this yesterday while passing through Ash...I spotted this yesterday while passing through Ashton and wasnt very impressed either .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com