Prisoners Of War

Then & Now 1942-2018. This prisoner of war camp stationed within the grounds of a farm in rural England held German and Italian prisoners during WW2. The men would have seen out the duration of the war by contributing to the county's agricultural workforce, which had great need for able-bodies to work the farmland, seeing as the majority of young men were fighting in Europe. Deemed 'politically unmotivated', these men were considered low risk prisoners. Many of them integrated into the local community following the end of the war, and the sheds were then left behind to remain miraculously untouched for over 70 years.