2005

NZ1235 : Harperley Prisoner of War camp

taken 19 years ago, near to Fir Tree, County Durham, England

Harperley Prisoner of War camp
Harperley Prisoner of War camp
This POW camp was built in 1943 and was intended to house between 800 to 1500 Italian prisoners. It featured in BBC's 'Restoration' programme in 2003 but didn't win. It is now a garden centre.

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Category: Garden centre
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NZ1235, 14 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Mick Garratt   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 1 October, 2005   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 2 October, 2005
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 126 354 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:42.8072N 1:48.3567W
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Image classification(about): Geograph (First for NZ1235) · First in 5 Years (TPoint) (about)
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