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Stainton Grove Military Camp to be Demolished


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The MVT(NE) visit to Stainton Camp on November 1st, was a return trip following on from last years visit. The local community wanted to preserve the history of the camp which became an industrial estate after the Army left. Sadly, the old military buildings are to be demolished to make way for a new industrial estate, hence the reason to record and preserve memories of the camp. Eight vehicles turned up for the day, which although cold, soon brightened up from the showers of early morning.

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Several display boards have been erected around the site telling its history which included tank driver training. Several of the concrete parking areas for the tanks can still be seen on the A688 approaching the camp. There were also POW's held in a separate camp built to the west of Stainton at the end of the war. With the site soon to be cleared, I took the opportunity to take some pictures around the camp of the surviving buildings. It's a shame that another small piece of our wartime history is to be lost.

 

If anyone thinks they could make use of the corrugated type buildings, or at least the frames, I have a contact address for the Memories of Stainton Grove Military Camp Group, plus this email eoh44-msgmc@yahoo.co.uk

 

Steve

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