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Bob Dobson

16-11-2013 19:45

Prisoners of War in Huncoat

I've searched for past threads/postings about a WW2 PoW camp in Bolton Ave, Huncoat. Found nothing. Am I right in thinking that there was one? What do you know about it and the inmates?

MargaretR

16-11-2013 20:01

Re: Prisoners of War in Huncoat

If there was - Roy Chetham will know about it.
Roy's information site on Huncoat, History, Walking and Weather etc.

Rowlf

16-11-2013 20:03

Re: Prisoners of War in Huncoat

I have never heard anything about it. My dad was from Huncoat and he never mentioned it. I know there was one somewhere in Ossy.

Retlaw

16-11-2013 23:02

Re: Prisoners of War in Huncoat

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Dobson (Post 1084183)

I've searched for past threads/postings about a WW2 PoW camp in Bolton Ave, Huncoat. Found nothing. Am I right in thinking that there was one? What do you know about it and the inmates?

Its still there, turn left at 2nd on the left, from Burnley Rd end. Its known as Huncoyte.

Bob Dobson

17-11-2013 07:07

Re: Prisoners of War in Huncoat

Quote:

Originally Posted by MargaretR (Post 1084188)

If there was - Roy Chetham will know about it.
Roy's information site on Huncoat, History, Walking and Weather etc.

I have fired one off to Roy

Bob Dobson

18-11-2013 08:17

Re: Prisoners of War in Huncoat

Roy confirms that this estate of small chalet bungalows , known as 'Sawdust City' because the walls were insulated with sawdust, was built in 1939 . The first occupants were mostly workers from the Bristol Aircraft factory at Clayton (later English Electric) and later foreign, mostly Italian) coal miners. It was never a PoW camp.

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