| Summary : HMP Sudbury opened as an open training prison for men in 1948. It occupies the site and many buildings of a United States military hospital erected in 1942. During the Second World War the military hospital was used as a prisoner of war camp. It operated as Camp 23, Camp 1004 and Camp 1023, which indicates a changing role of the site. Camp 1023 was a German work camp, where prisoners were likely sent to work on nearby farms. In August 1988, Sudbury amalgamated with Foston Hall, a former detention centre, and became the administrative centre for the two establishments. Much of the accommodation at Sudbury is in military huts dating from World War II. The main buildings are arranged in three parallel rows which run between North Road and South Road: West Road, Stores Road and the inmate accommodation. The huts are constructed of concrete piers and brick panels. South of the inmate accommodation are a number of buildings, including the library and probation, chapel, a new kitchen and dining room. Two brick dormitory blocks have also been built. A sports hall and administration building were built before 1981. The workshop was erected after 1981. Second World War military hospital and associated camps are visible as structures on air photographs. The hospital builidings are all still extant on Google.Earth.com 2003 imagery (accessed on 28th April 2010). |