EAW008588 ENGLAND (1947). Marchington Camp, Marchington, 1947
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| Title | [EAW008588] Marchington Camp, Marchington, 1947 |
| Reference | EAW008588 |
| Date | 27-July-1947 |
| Link | |
| Place name | MARCHINGTON |
| Parish | MARCHINGTON |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 414064, 330207 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -1.7910471727325, 52.868833202622 |
| National Grid Reference | SK141302 |
Pins
 Dog and Partridge |
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Monday 18th of November 2013 05:07:03 PM |
| Newstead Farm |
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Monday 18th of November 2013 05:05:45 PM |
| Hound Hall |
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Monday 18th of November 2013 05:04:20 PM |
| St Peter's Church |
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Monday 18th of November 2013 05:03:35 PM |
User Comment Contributions
I was stationed in this area in 1950 with the REME .10 Veh. Depot workshops, when I was there our address was Sudbury, there was as station near the Road to Derby. The road to Lichfield went past a side road to Marchinton on which the entrance to the camp was . Anyone reading this may know --or have heard of Dave Tipper who was a teacher in Marchington and was a corporal working with education corp sergeants, one of whom was Sgt.George All I know about this photograph is the railway to Derby. |
James morrison |
Wednesday 26th of February 2014 07:56:55 PM |
This camp was established by 1941; it served the US Army and was a prisoner of war base after D-Day. It saw service by the British Army following the war; the land was sold off in the 1980s. [Wikipedia] |
MB |
Friday 15th of November 2013 11:08:55 AM |
Military camp with its own network of railway sidings |
MB |
Friday 15th of November 2013 11:05:14 AM |