EAW016723 ENGLAND (1948). The village, Wylam, 1948
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Title | [EAW016723] The village, Wylam, 1948 |
Reference | EAW016723 |
Date | 23-June-1948 |
Link | |
Place name | WYLAM |
Parish | WYLAM |
District | |
Country | ENGLAND |
Easting / Northing | 411522, 564577 |
Longitude / Latitude | -1.8199719200091, 54.975595717081 |
National Grid Reference | NZ115646 |
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POW Camp - water tank. |
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Tuesday 30th of November 2021 06:51:30 PM |
POW Camp 'ornamental fountain'
Confirmed from digital photograph at Northumberland Archives, Woodhorn (NRO 07724/10).
See http://heddonhistory.weebly.com/blog/wylam-from-above |
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Tuesday 30th of November 2021 06:49:51 PM |
Former Miners' Club Hut, built in 1925 which stood on Engine Dene. The hut was used for many things in its long existence. It was eventually removed in the 1970s. |
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Monday 29th of November 2021 06:14:53 PM |
Butcher's Bridge (over railway) - replaced 1974 |
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Friday 26th of November 2021 05:21:58 PM |
Bradley Dene |
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Friday 26th of November 2021 04:45:35 PM |
Coalway Plantation |
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Friday 26th of November 2021 04:43:42 PM |
'Shadingfield', Elm Bank Road (later home of Basil Bunting, poet) |
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Friday 26th of November 2021 04:30:15 PM |
Castle Hill Farm |
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Friday 26th of November 2021 04:21:10 PM |
Parsonage |
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Wednesday 24th of November 2021 05:07:38 PM |
Toll House |
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Wednesday 24th of November 2021 05:04:10 PM |
Laburnum Terrace |
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Wednesday 24th of November 2021 05:03:16 PM |
Wylam Masonic Hall, Chapel Lane |
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Wednesday 24th of November 2021 05:02:17 PM |
Methodist Church |
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Wednesday 24th of November 2021 04:53:53 PM |
Florist Hall Cottages |
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Wednesday 24th of November 2021 04:52:01 PM |
Bird Inn |
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Wednesday 24th of November 2021 04:51:00 PM |
Black Bull Inn |
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Wednesday 24th of November 2021 04:49:27 PM |
Charlie's Corner |
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Wednesday 24th of November 2021 04:48:51 PM |
Former Colliery School |
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Wednesday 24th of November 2021 04:47:44 PM |
Burgoyne House |
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Wednesday 24th of November 2021 04:47:10 PM |
Burgoyne Terrace |
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Wednesday 24th of November 2021 04:46:44 PM |
Ship Inn |
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Wednesday 24th of November 2021 04:46:15 PM |
West View |
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Wednesday 24th of November 2021 04:25:27 PM |
Tyne View |
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Wednesday 24th of November 2021 04:25:01 PM |
Allotment Gardens (The Haughs) |
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Tuesday 23rd of November 2021 01:51:13 PM |
Pavilion |
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Tuesday 23rd of November 2021 01:50:38 PM |
Stephenson Terrace |
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Tuesday 23rd of November 2021 01:49:16 PM |
Ingham Row (now Ingham Terrace) |
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Tuesday 23rd of November 2021 01:48:28 PM |
Castle Hill Convalescent Home (Royal Victoria Infirmary) |
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Tuesday 23rd of November 2021 01:46:53 PM |
Recreation Ground |
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Tuesday 23rd of November 2021 01:44:59 PM |
Flour Mill |
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Tuesday 23rd of November 2021 01:44:11 PM |
Wylam Wood Road |
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Tuesday 23rd of November 2021 12:24:51 PM |
Nissan huts of POW Camp (West side) |
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Tuesday 23rd of November 2021 12:21:30 PM |
Coldwell Hill |
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Tuesday 23rd of November 2021 12:18:30 PM |
Bradley Hall Park |
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Tuesday 23rd of November 2021 12:17:32 PM |
Sled Lane Pond |
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Tuesday 23rd of November 2021 12:15:07 PM |
Daniel Farm |
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Tuesday 23rd of November 2021 12:13:03 PM |
"Wylam Castle" During the Second World War there were both German and Italian POW camps close to this location. German prisioners, over a period of just eight days in 1947, built a 3 foot high Bavarian castle in the gardens around their nissen huts. It was built using using stones from the river with roofs made from tins and had four towers, electric lighting and elaborate home-made furniture, and a ball room with tapestries and carpets. The front door could be opened and closed automatically and the castle even had its own ornamental fountain. A discreet panel above the front door read ‘Built by German prisoners’ and it was intended as a lasting reminder of their stay in Wylam. It attracted hundreds of sightseers over the next two years, but in May 1949, a lorry appeared on the site, the castle was lifted from its foundations and is reported to have fallen into pieces.
http://heddonhistory.weebly.com/blog/wylam-from-above |
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Tuesday 23rd of November 2021 12:11:57 PM |
Greenside Road, Crawcrook |
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Tuesday 23rd of November 2021 12:09:12 PM |
Chesters Gardens, Crawcrook |
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Tuesday 23rd of November 2021 12:06:36 PM |
Kingsley Terrace, Crawcrook |
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Tuesday 23rd of November 2021 12:05:50 PM |
Ryton Sand & Gravel Works |
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Tuesday 23rd of November 2021 12:05:10 PM |
The Boathouse Inn |
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Tuesday 23rd of November 2021 12:03:56 PM |
Holeyn Hall Road |
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Tuesday 23rd of November 2021 12:00:56 PM |
Wylam Hills Farm |
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Tuesday 23rd of November 2021 11:58:29 AM |
Dene Terrace |
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Tuesday 23rd of November 2021 11:57:44 AM |
School (now library) |
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Tuesday 23rd of November 2021 11:56:15 AM |
Falcon Terrace |
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Tuesday 23rd of November 2021 11:55:07 AM |
Florists Hall |
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Monday 22nd of November 2021 05:34:25 PM |
Wylam Tennis Club |
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Sunday 21st of November 2021 10:02:23 PM |
Brewery House |
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Sunday 21st of November 2021 04:33:42 PM |
Wormald House |
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Sunday 21st of November 2021 04:28:50 PM |
Former stables building for Wylam Mill (now CoOp) |
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Sunday 21st of November 2021 04:27:40 PM |
Woodcroft Road |
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Sunday 21st of November 2021 03:23:32 PM |
Algernon Terrace |
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Sunday 21st of November 2021 03:22:26 PM |
Wylam North Station |
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Sunday 21st of November 2021 03:20:17 PM |
Wylam Institute |
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Sunday 21st of November 2021 03:19:25 PM |
Nissan huts of POW Camp (East side) |
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Sunday 21st of November 2021 03:19:00 PM |
Wylam Hills farmhouse |
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Sunday 21st of November 2021 03:18:11 PM |
Wylam Cottage |
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Sunday 21st of November 2021 03:17:12 PM |
Blue Bell Lane |
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Sunday 21st of November 2021 03:16:43 PM |
Newcastle & Carlisle Railway |
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Sunday 21st of November 2021 03:15:51 PM |
Scar Houses (demolished) |
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Sunday 21st of November 2021 03:14:39 PM |
Wylam Station (south) |
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Sunday 21st of November 2021 03:13:25 PM |
Bradley Mill Farm |
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Sunday 21st of November 2021 03:12:03 PM |
St Oswin's Church |
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Sunday 21st of November 2021 03:10:35 PM |
Fox & Hounds |
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Sunday 21st of November 2021 03:09:38 PM |
Wylam Bridge |
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Sunday 21st of November 2021 03:08:52 PM |
Willies well? |
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Thursday 2nd of May 2019 11:48:15 AM |