Emergency services were spotted in Chipping Campden’s High Street when police were called to a property after reports of a suspected grenade.
Police and the army have been on the scene since 8.40am this morning (Friday).
The grenade was found in a home in Chipping Campden. (Image: Gloucestershire Constabulary) A spokesperson for Gloucestershire Constabulary said: “Police were called at around 8.40am today (Friday) after a suspected grenade from World War 1 was discovered inside a property on Chipping Campden, High Street, Cotswold.
“The EOD was contacted, attended and removed the item in order to detonate it in a nearby field.”
Police officers and the army one Chipping Campden High Street. (Image: @annockh) Chipping Campden’s High Street was dubbed one of the best in the UK by the Daily Mail in a list of the 32 best high streets in the country.
One resident, shocked to see such a high police presence, said: “Chipping Campden is not where I expected to see the police and army.”
A picture issued by police shows a grenade-like object wrapped in old newspapers.
During today’s incident, Gloucestershire Constabulary had cordoned off a section of the road of the High Street.