Prisoner of War Camp, Low Harperley, Durham

Photograph taken June 1999 © Copyright Historic England Archive ref: nmr 17259/16

Constructed in 1943 by Italian Prisoners of War to house approximately 900 low risk German Prisoners during the Allied invasion of Europe. The seven acre site, which includes Barrack houses, Chapel, Theatre and several original wall paintings is the first Prisoner of War camp to be declared a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

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Durham Low Harperley

Period

World War Two (1939 - 1945)

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A gap in a terrace of houses in Millbay Road, Plymouth, caused by bomb damage. The ground floor wall with its Doric portico, is all that remains of this elegant Georgian house.

Prisoner of War Camp, Low Harperley, Durham

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