Saturday Morning Post

This is the Fort Needham Memorial Bell Tower (click).

It was erected to commemorate those who lost their lives 

in the Halifax Explosion of 1917. My Dad was a year old.

On the hour they chime. The other day when I was there

 with Sophie they started and so did we!!

This overlooks the exact location in the harbour where

two ships loaded with ammunition for WWI collided.

The whole of the north end of Halifax was destroyed 

and there were a lot of casualties. I had a few relatives

that did not survive.

Many years later I used to play here as my home was 

but a couple minutes away.

It is a huge park that was paradise to many of us kids 

in the neighbourhood.

This chime tower was not there when I was young

it was erected I believe in the 80's.