Building record 8119/1/7 - POW Camp accomodation hut

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Full Description

{1} A large wooden hut at SP50225344 which looks like a large Air Ministry Standard hut. The concrete floor shows signs of there having been a number of brick walled cubicles on either side of a central passge. The hut may have been erected on the floor of an earlier brick shed which may be part of the original camp layout.

{3} There are drawings and a description of this hut type


<1> Armishaw, A., 2002, Letter, (unchecked) (Letter). SNN104606.

<2> Armishaw, A., 2002, Byfield Prisoner of War Camp, (checked) (Photographs). SNN104607.

<3> Dobinson C., 2001, AA Command; Britain's Anti-Aircraft Defences Of The Second World War, p.323-4 (unchecked) (Book). SNN101584.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Letter: Armishaw, A.. 2002. Letter. 17/06/02. (unchecked).
  • <2> Photographs: Armishaw, A.. 2002. Byfield Prisoner of War Camp. 17/06/02. (checked).
  • <3> Book: Dobinson C.. 2001. AA Command; Britain's Anti-Aircraft Defences Of The Second World War. English Heritage. p.323-4 (unchecked).

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Location

Grid reference Centred SP 5022 5344 (12m by 19m)
Civil Parish BYFIELD, West Northamptonshire (formerly Daventry District)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Record last edited

Apr 3 2014 12:01PM

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