The site of the prisoner built with the first purpose of the world of war camps, which is date Back to Napoleon warsHas been saved by Historical England Funding.
Gathered in four months using 500 carvings and laborers, the historical site in Yaxley, CambrideshireAbout 7,000 French kept Prisoners And Motivated creation Among the world’s largest collection of prisoner craftwork.
Now, the Napoleon Norman Cross Gel Depot Site, which includes the remains of the camp returning in 1796, has been purchased by the Nene Park Trust from the historic England with a £ 200,000 grant fund and £ 50,000. National lottery inheritance fund,
Currently there is no public access to the site, but the Nene Park Trust is developing a plan to allow visitors to detect the area.
The acquisition of the Norman cross site fulfills the ambition of long -term resident and supporter Derek Lopez, which died before completing his vision.
Historical England Chief Executive Officer Duncan Wilson said: “The Norman cross prisoners of the war camp represent a significant moment in our shared European heritage, worthy of being better known. After years of work to secure this site, we are happy that Nene Park Trust, National Lottery Heritage Funds work with our partnership and the Lopaz family is important.”
The gel was measured from 270 meters to about 250 meters from 270 meters and designed around four quadrilaterals.
Each each had wooden housing blocks for prisoners, as well as an exercise yard, a store house and cooking house.
The prisoners created a craftwork – in which artifacts such as toys, model ships and dominos sets were carved by wood or animals – and sold in a regular market.
In Europe, the Caribbean, North Africa and the Indian Ocean were fighting with French and Dutch troops and sailors and were brought to Britain.
The last prisoners left the camp in 1814 and were destroyed after two years.
A monument for 1,770 prisoners who died there, due to diseases such as several typhus, was created in 1914.
Napoleon era author and historian Paul Chamberlane said: “Norman Cross Gel Depot is unique that it is a historical site that continues to tell its story, including both local and national communities.
“This acquisition will enable the story to be told for future generations and will give us a better understanding of a lost city that has a significant impact on the region two hundred years ago.”
