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A 30m deep and 100m wide crater. An underground explosive was secretly planted there, and the subsequent crater was held by the British troops. In 1986 a private buyer acquired the land and set up the memorial, where a religious service is held each 1 July.
The Lochnagar mine south of the village of La Boisselle in the Somme département was an underground explosive charge, secretly planted by the British during the First World War, to be ready for 1 July 1916, the first day on the Somme. The mine was dug by the Tunnelling Companies of the Royal Engineers under a German field fortification known as Schwabenhöhe. A large crater survived the war known as the Lochnagar crater or the Trou de mine de La Boisselle.
Musée des Abris - Somme 1916
The museum is inside a tunnel that dates back to the 13th century, and was rehabilitated into an air-raid shelter in 1938. It’s 10 m below ground, and explores the life of soldiers in the trenches during the 1st of July 1916 offensive. Display cases present various objects, material and weapons used in that period. They illustrate the evolution in weaponry and the appearance of new technologies such as gas and tanks.
Historial de la Grande Guerre Thiepval
This museum focuses on the Battles of the Somme (1914-1918) and the Aces of Aviation.