WW2 Prison Camps in Cumberland and Westmorland

[emmsthheight]

Hi 

Linked to my other post, I'm just thinking, I know there was a prison camp at Grizedale Forrest, of "The One Who Got Away", (book and film), fame.

Also the one mentioned above at Moota.

I think there were some men based near Carlisle Cummersdale but I'm not sure of the details.

Soes anyone know of any more centres or how many there were?

Best wishes

Emms

[jeffbubble]

emms,

There was one at Distington for about 20 POWs, it was near the station.

[emmsthheight]

Hi Jeff
 
Thank you, I've not heard about that one.

I'm trying to remember what was there.  Was there a hall or something?

Best wishes

Emms

[patrexjax]

Hello all, I have a rellie who was described as a "sergeant instructor" in 1941 where a son was born....this was in Carlisle and he was in the Air Force - not sure if he was involved with any POW camp, but his entire family moved with him to Carlisle from Newcastle-on-Tyne...older rellies told me that the entire family was evacuated during ww2....Pat

[emmsthheight]

I wonder if he was at 14MU?

Certainly, loads of people were evacuated from Tyneside and other places to the the Cumberland and the lakes including a good few parishes around the area.  There are odd entries I've seen in Parish registers and school records.

Emms

[patrexjax]

Hello emms, sorry, all I know is the birth cert in 1941 states the child was born at a convalescent home in "...sland, Waterhead." I cannot decipher the first three letters.....Pat

[Subaru]

Waterhead is one of the districts of Lanercost, just past Carlisle and on the way to Newcastle.  Hadrian's wall runs close by the area.  I went there for a school trip many years ago.  We visited Lanercost Priory, which at the time seemed to me to be just a pile of rubble, and not very interesting.  Then again I wasn't very impressed with Hadrian's wall either

I wonder if there was an air base anywhere near Carlisle Airport, which isn't far from there.

Rosemary

[Subaru]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlisle_Airport

I hope it's okay to post this link.

It appears that Kingstown was originally RAF Kingstown.  Your rellie was probably based there.

[emmsthheight]

Hi

Sorry I put this link on evacuation from the North East to this area on another list, but I meant to give it you - from Genuki.
 

Emms

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/NBL/Evacuation/