EPW020729 ENGLAND (1928). The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, 1928
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| Title | [EPW020729] The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, 1928 |
| Reference | EPW020729 |
| Date | March-1928 |
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| Place name | SWANWICK |
| Parish | SWANWICK |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 441004, 352642 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -1.3879662892702, 53.069139720226 |
| National Grid Reference | SK410526 |
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The following text is from a BBC news page about POW camps. The Hayes, in Derbyshire, was the scene of one of the most famous German escape bids. Ace fighter-plane flyer Franz von Werra successfully tunnelled out with four other prisoners, the noise of their efforts masked by a performance of the POW choir. Posing as a downed Dutch pilot he then managed to get into the cockpit of a Hurricane and was preparing to fly home when he was discovered. The story of Franz von Werra was brought to the silver screen in the 1957 film The One That Got Away starring Hardy Kruger. Today, it is one of three conference and event centres run by the Christian Conference Trust, a charity which hosts gatherings and meetings for Christian organisations, charities and businesses. |
melgibbs |
Sunday 15th of March 2015 04:26:11 PM |