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After the Blitz, in 1943 a "Plan for
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Another, non-fatal, incident occurred during a short sharp air raid on 14 June 1943. A 1,000 kg bomb came through the roof of the then main police headquarters in
Greenbank Road, on the eastern edge of the ward. The bomb did not explode and came to rest on the first floor landing outside the
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killing over 70 civilians, including a mother and her six children. Human remains were found in the tops of trees, as a result of the bomb blast. In 2006 part of the remains of the shelter were rediscovered on the university campus, and an appeal was made to raise money for a public sculpture to
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court rooms and above the cells and the control room, both of which were occupied. There were also many police in the building at the time. The headquarters had to be evacuated for several days until this bomb and another that had landed in the adjoining building were made safe and removed.
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runs through the ward. In the past it played an important role in the supply of water to
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which has its main campus in the ward. The university educates over 30,000 students, employs 3,000 staff and has an annual income of around £160 million. The ward contains the
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287:. Its northern border is in the suburb of
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644:. Underhill, (Plymouth). Ltd. p. 75.
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