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Lord Mayor's Camp

Hob Uid: 1469723
Location :
Northumberland
Amble By the Sea
Grid Ref : NU2737804288
Summary : Second World War military camp, Lord Mayor's Camp, and associated weapons pits, trackways and barbed wire fences are visible as structures and earthworks on air photographs centred at NU 2737 0427. No surface features are visible on the latest 1988 Ordnance Survey vertical photography. During the Second World War the site was used as a prisoner of war camp for German prisoners. This could have been in use up until 1948. The site is currently used as a caravan park.
More information : Second World War military camp, Lord Mayor's Camp, and associated weapons pits, trackways and barbed wire fences are visible as structures and earthworks on air photographs centred at NU 2737 0427.
The monument appears in 1941 as an army camp with associated trackways, practice trenches and weapons pits. The complex is likely to be associated with the broad coastal defence system visible to the south east (UID 1469730). Later in the war the monument was used as a prisoner of war camp to contain German soldiers.
No surface features are visible on the latest 1988 Ordnance Survey vertical photography. (1)

A Second World War prisoner of war camp at Lord Mayor's Camp, Amble (NU 2733 0427), known as Camp 635. The camp has since been removed and the site is occupied by a caravan park. (2)
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Source Number : 1
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Source details : RAF 4E/UK650 33 12-JUN-1941
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Mid 20th Century
Display Date : Closed by 1948
Monument End Date : 1948
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Monument Type : Prisoner Of War Camp
Evidence : Documentary Evidence
Monument Period Name : Second World War
Display Date : Second World War
Monument End Date : 1945
Monument Start Date : 1939
Monument Type : Prisoner Of War Camp, Army Camp, Trackway, Weapons Pit, Practice Trench, Barbed Wire Obstruction
Evidence : Structure, Levelled Earthwork
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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Northumberland)
External Cross Reference Number : 15270
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NU 20 SE 205
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Relationship type : General association
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Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 2007-03-01
End Date : 2008-07-22
Associated Activities :
Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 2008-01-01
End Date : 2009-12-31