Yaxley, Cambridgeshire
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Yaxley is a village and civil parish in the Huntingdonshire district in Cambridgeshire, England. Yaxley lies approximately 4 miles south of Peterborough, just off the A15 road. The village is located
Village sign in Yaxley
Norman Cross Prison
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Norman Cross Prison in Huntingdonshire, England, was the world's first purpose-built prisoner-of-war camp or "depot". Constructed in 1796–97, it was designed to hold prisoners of war from France and i
Plan of Norman Cross barracks and prison in 1813
A painting of Norman Cross c. 1797
Model of Norman Cross by M. Foulley in the Musée de l'Armée, Paris; photographed in 1913
Model of the Block House made by a French prisoner in 1801; photographed in 1913