Type Ordinary chondrite LL6 Observed fall Yes TKW 33 pounds (15 kg) | Country England Fall date 13 October 1914 | |
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Region Appley Bridge, Lancashire | ||
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The Appley Bridge meteorite is a meteorite that hit ground at Halliwell Farm in Appley Bridge, Lancashire, England at around 8.45 on the evening of Tuesday 13 October 1914.
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After the local residents saw a bolide, the meteorite was subsequently found in a farmer's field in the village the following day. It was 18 inches (460 mm) below the surface of the field, with the appearance of burnt iron, and weighed almost 33 pounds (15 kg).
An article in the Scientific News (No. 2588, 30 October 1914) stated "a small fragment which had been detached from the larger mass was put on view in a shop-window at Appley Bridge."
A collection of letters, memoranda and news-cuttings pertaining to the meteorite is held by the Natural History Museum Archives in London. In 2011 a fragment weighing less than an ounce and mounted in a one-inch plastic gem case was sold by auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull in Edinburgh. It was expected to sell for £250.