Norman Cross, the world’s first purpose-built prisoner of war camp, is located near Peterborough in Cambridgeshire.

World’s first prisoner of war camp, used over 200 years ago, to open to public. The site once held soldiers captured during the Napoleonic Wars ...

Nene Park Trust has purchased Norman Cross, recognised as the world’s first purpose-built prisoner of war camp, from a ...

The site of the Norman Cross prisoner of war camp, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. (Image: Damian Grady/Historic England Archive/PA Wire) Its acquisition was fought for by resident Derek Lopez, who ...

A Napoleonic prisoner of war camp buried under a field in Cambridgeshire has been bought by a trust with the intention of preserving it as a historic site. Norman Cross, the world’s first ...

People will soon be able to visit what is believed to be the world's first purpose-built prisoner of war camp dating from the ...

It operated from 1797 to 1814 and housed around 7,000 French prisoners. The location was chosen because it was far from the sea, making it difficult for any escapees to return to France.

Napoleonic prisoner of war camp buried under field bought from farmer By PA News Agency. Share. The site ... (Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery/PA) Prisoners made intricate models from bone, ...

Among the star lots is Napoleon’s iconic bicorne hat, crafted by his official hatmaker Poupard, estimated at between 500,000 ...