Peterborough’s pioneering Prisoner of War camp

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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)