POW Camp, Dorstone
My Dad was housed at Presteigne Camp No 48 for a few weeks before being dispersed to a smaller camp of 50 inmates near Dorstone to work on a farm. I cannot find a record of a camp there. Do you know w

RE: pow camps in the uk ww2
I wish I had a quid for every time I did the same thing in the early days, Andrew! Lol The site's looking good so far. Always good to see pics of surviving camps.

RE: pow camps in the uk ww2
Here is a link to my web site on pow camps i am rearching, its still under construction { still learning lol}

RE: pow camps in the uk ww2
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-476097/Sleeping-enemy-The-British-women-fell-German-PoWs.html

RE: pow camps in the uk ww2
I did spend a couple of hours round his house talking to him, unfortunately i did not record the conversation with him, or take down any notes. It was when i first started out searching pow camps i

SWAAG publishes two major papers on the internet....
Hi,The Swaledale and Arkengarthdale Archaeology Group (SWAAG) are publishing two major papers today. Links to them are on the Home page at http://www.swaag.org/ under Latest ...SWAAG have also develop

Relic of Harpocrates, the god of secrecy and silence, found at Silchester
Archaeological dig at abandoned Roman city in Hampshire yields earliest representation of an Egyptian deity found in Britain. www.guardian.co.uk/science/2...silchester

Neolithic art find at Cambridgeshire village quarry dig
A piece of Neolithic rock art has been unearthed during a weekend geological course in Cambridgeshire.The hand-sized artefact discovered in the village of Over is unlike anything previously found in t

RE: pow camps in the uk ww2
You're a lucky man indeed! I occasionally get people contacting me & asking me to value PoW artefacts for them, but I'm no antiques expert. Did you just speak to the gentleman, or did you interview hi

RE: pow camps in the uk ww2
Thanks Gordon,                          i am very lucky to have met, and spoken to a German pow who was in Friday bridge camp , he later married a local girl,and settled in this Country, he still has

RE: pow camps in the uk ww2
Hi Streaker,Welcome to the forums!Congratulations on your new site; I'm currently organising one on Scottish camps, so I know what an uphill task you've got.As far as books go, this is the list I've c

pow camps in the uk ww2
Hi , i am carrying out a private project on german pow camps in this country, the main camps i am researching are in the Cambrideshire area, Yaxley, Sawtry, Fridaybridge, and Thorney Park Farm pow cam

Was Atlantis in Greenland?
Was Atlantis in Greenland? Mario M. Dantas dos Reis Praia. Republic of Cabo Verde Abstract The fact t

Roman Road Excavations - August & Sep 2010 - NEHHAS
NORTH HANTS HISTORICAL & ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETYFIELD ARCHAEOLOGY BRANCH "An unusual feature found  - a 70` wide ditch  with possible 2 or 3 road lanes laid into it"A training course of five modules wi

Learn Arabic and Enjoy the Egyptian Monuments for $525
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Italian POW Camps in Cumbria
I have just returned from a weekend in the lake district. We found ourselves at a Flea Market in Pooley Bridge where we found a model of a gypsy caravan, made out of matchsticks, apparently by an Ital

Sunderland: Local Public data
Congratulations to Sunderland City Council on releasing the first freely available dataset of archaeological sites in the UK! Something I never thought I'd see!This is a fantastic initiative - now the

RE: Hi There !
Hi Gary, a quick google search found a few: http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=archaeology+evening+course+york

Visit pyramids and learn Arabic in Egypt in 4 weeks for $525
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Hi There !
Hi All,New to this forum and just wanted to say hi. As I have gotten older, I have found myself growing more and more interested in ancient history and would love to get involved in archaeology in som