29th February 1964
Second World War bomb detonated
Construction workers at Fort George uncovered a bomb on their site, left over from the Second World War. All work stopped until RAF bomb disposal experts arrived from the mainland.
They diffused the weapon in place and took it off site for disposal. They detonated it in a controlled explosion so that it would not be a danger to anyone, and construction work could resume.
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Other events that occured in February
Release of Reverend Harry Samuel
- The priest who was imprisoned for marrying an uncle and his niece was released after intervention from the Home Secretary.
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St Martin’s parish church consecrated
- Consecrated in 1199, St Martin's is home to a carved figure of Mother Earth
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Guernsey’s first Methodist minister arrives
- Jean de Quetteville was Guernsey's first Methodist minister and now has the title Apostle of the Channel Islands.
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Guernsey gets its first postbox
- Guernsey is home to the oldest postbox in continuous use the world.
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