Press cutting
Category
Ephemera
Date
1915 - 1916
Materials
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 941708.1
Summary
Press cuttings enclosed in 'Observations on the Zeppelin raids that have taken place during 1915' (first sequence). Three cuttings, headed: The great air raid. Zeppelins over six counties. 121 casualties', 'Raid over many counties. Six or seven airships. East, North-East, and Midlands', and 'Murder trail of the Zeppelins. Monday night's raid. ...'; sources unidentified, all appear to refer to the German raid, chiefly on Midlands counties, on the night of 31 January 1916. Report formerly stored in main Desk, Right hand Drawer, Top (Nearest Wall).
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).