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Stainton Camp
Part of the site was used for Blackbeck POW Camp during the Second World War.
Stainton Camp is a military installation at Stainton, County Durham.
History
The camp was built in 1941 during the Second World War and served as part of the Battle School before the school moved to Warminster in 1945. Another section of the site was allocated as Blackbeck Prisoner of War Camp during the war. After the war married quarters were built on that part of the site now known as Stainton Grove. The camp went on to be used as a holding facility for units about to deploy on operations and, notably, the Green Howards prepared there for the Suez Crisis. Most of the camp closed in 1972 but parts of it remain in use as a cadet training centre.
Other military installations in the local area were Barford Camp (used as military accommodation into the 1960s but now a motor sports racing track), Deerbolt Camp (used as military accommodation into the 1960s, decommissioned in the early 1970s and now HM Prison Deerbolt), Humbleton Camp (also part of the Battle School during the Second World War, decommissioned in 1960 and now a chalet development) Streatlam Camp (used as military accommodation until 1970, when 6 Armoured Brigade returned to Germany, and now demolished) and Westwick Camp (used as military accommodation into the late 1950s, decommissioned in 1960 and now demolished).
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Blackbeck POW Camp, Stainton, Co. Durham - by Eileen Ohara
- In April 1942 and May 1944 the War Department purchased more land between Stainton Camp and the Darlington and Barnard Castle railway line which ran south of the camp. Black …
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Stainton WW2 POW Camp, County Durham
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A former school building at Stainton Grove Industrial Estate
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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from https://www.bbc.co.uk/history…
Blackbeck POW Camp, Stainton, Co. Durham - by Eileen Ohara
- In April 1942 and May 1944 the War Department purchased more land between Stainton Camp and the Darlington and Barnard Castle railway line which ran south of the camp. Black …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
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Stainton WW2 POW Camp, County Durham
- "This is the location of a German working camp within the established allied training camp constructed during WWII. The site was identified during a national survey conducted by English Heritage. …
Added by
Simon Cotterill