This footage show the gigantic crater left by a live World War Two bomb which was detonated over the weekend after being discovered on a building site.

Workmen on the site of the new-build estate in Goole, East Yorks., unearthed the whopping 500lb (227kg) explosive from the ground on Thursday (July 22).

Expert personnel attended the scene and carried out a controlled explosion on Saturday (July 24), when earth shot hundreds of feet into the air.

Only now have pictures of the devastation left behind by the force of the bang emerged, showing a crater in the ground measuring 25ft in width and depth.

One comical photo shows a workman from the site standing inside the hole, which completely surrounds him on all sides.

John Sharpe, site manager at Beal Homes, took the photo this morning (Mon) as shocked workmen returned to the site to be greeted by the eight-metre deep crater.

He said: "I didn't expect to come back and see a crater that big. I didn't think we'd found a bomb until the army told us and confirmed it.

"A groundworker came across it while digging a hole. It has all been filled in now, but it was an impressive sight while it lasted.

"It was about six to eight metres deep and a good eight metres wide. It was pretty big."

Following the discovery of the bomb on Thursday, eight nearby homes were evacuated and part of the M62 motorway was shut down as a precaution.

Since its detonation at around 4.20pm on Saturday, all residents have returned home and local businesses are trading as usual.