The Appley Bridge meteorite is a meteorite that hit ground at Halliwell Farm in Appley Bridge, Lancashire, England at around 8:45 PM on Tuesday, 13 October 1914.
After local residents saw a bolide, the meteorite was subsequently found in a farmer's field in the village the following day. It was below the surface of the field, with the appearance of burnt iron, and weighed almost .
An article in 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 for £1,000 by auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull in Edinburgh.
See also
Glossary of meteoritics
Meteorite fall
References
Further reading
Russell Parry (2014) The Appley Bridge Meteorite ()