Portsmouth street shut down after suspected unexploded ordnance was found in a garden
Possible explosive found during garden excavation
A street in Portsmouth was shut down for around two hours today after a suspected unexploded ordnance was discovered.
While excavating a garden on Chatsworth Avenue, Cosham, on Thursday, September 24 workers discovered a metal object which they were unsure of. As a precaution they contacted the police who set up a cordon on the street blocking off pedestrians and cars from going close to the site.
A Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary spokesperson said: “We were called at 10.22am today, 24 September, after a suspected unexploded ordnance was located during excavation work on Chatsworth Avenue. Officers attended and a cordon was put in place as a precaution.”
An Explosive Ordnance Disposal team attended the site and after scanning the item they cleared it be removed and police left the scene. While there has been no official confirmation it is thought the item could have been a old cannonball.