PoW Camp 166 Wollaton Park

Wollaton Park and Hall are open to the public and during WWII a camp was built for the US Parachute Infantry Regiment 508. A single hut now used as “The Wollaton 508 Cafe” that once formed a part of the camp has survived next to the car park and children’s play area. It is assumed that this camp built for the US PIR was latter used as the PoW Camp

Location

Wollaton Park, Wollaton,
Nottinghamshire, NG8 2AE

Description

Site Visits

Feburary 2020

Material

DSLR and Dronde Photos
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UK FO Inspection Reports

Wollaton Park and Hall are open to the public and during WWII a camp was built for the US Parachute Infantry Regiment 508. A single hut now used as “The Wollaton 508 Cafe” that once formed a part of the camp has survived next to the car park and children’s play area. This camp built for the US PIR was latter used as the PoW Camp

Camera and Drone Images of the site of former PoW Camp 166 Wollaton Park

Extracts from UK Foreign Office Inspection Report from UK National Archives Kew:

FO 1120/183 PoW Camp List 20Feb47 – Inc Camp 166
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  • Foreign Office File 1120/183 list of POW Camps in the UK as of 20Feb47 as held by the UK National Archives in March 2019
  • Wollaton Park and Hall are open to the public and during WWII a camp was built for the US Parachute Infantry Regiment 508. A single hut now used as “The Wollaton 508 Cafe” that once formed a part of the camp has survived next to the car park and children’s play area. It is assumed that this camp built for the US PIR was latter used as the PoW Camp