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Peterborough’s pioneering Prisoner of War camp
The Norman Cross PoW camp is believed to have been the first of its kind in the world.
The Norman Cross Prison of War camp, a few miles south of Peterborough is believed to have been the first of its kind in the world.
Designed as a self-contained town with barracks, a hospital, a school, a marketplace, and banking facilities – it was home to some 7,000 inmates during the Napoleonic Wars.
Nick Carter hears how it created the blueprint for centuries to come.
(Photo credit: Historic England)
