Stainton Camp
| Stainton Camp | |
|---|---|
| Stainton, County Durham | |
 A former military building at Stainton Camp which has since been converted for industrial use | |
  Stainton Camp Location within County Durham | |
| Coordinates | 54°33′18″N 1°53′17″W / 54.555°N 1.888°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |  British Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1941 |
| In use | 1941-Present |
Stainton Camp is a military installation at Stainton, County Durham.
History[edit]
The camp was built in 1941 during the Second World War[1] and served as part of the Battle School[1] before the school moved to Warminster in 1945.[2] Another section of the site was allocated as Blackbeck Prisoner of War Camp during the war.[3] After the war married quarters were built on that part of the site now known as Stainton Grove.[1] The camp went on to be used as a holding facility for units about to deploy on operations and, notably, the Green Howards prepared there for the Suez Crisis.[4] Most of the camp closed in 1972 but parts of it remain in use as a cadet training centre.[5]
Other military installations in the local area were Barford Camp (used as military accommodation into the 1960s[6] but now a motor sports racing track),[7] Deerbolt Camp (used as military accommodation into the 1960s,[8] decommissioned in the early 1970s and now HM Prison Deerbolt),[9] Humbleton Camp (also part of the Battle School during the Second World War,[10] decommissioned in 1960[11] and now a chalet development)[12] Streatlam Camp (used as military accommodation until 1970, when 6 Armoured Brigade returned to Germany,[13] and now demolished) and Westwick Camp (used as military accommodation into the late 1950s,[14] decommissioned in 1960[11] and now demolished).[15]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "World War II relics at Stainton Grove Military Camp". Stainton Grove. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Round and about" (PDF). Warminster Service Community Official Guide. p. 74. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Prisoner of war camps". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Preserving memories of former army camp for future generations". 22 March 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Stainton Cadet Training Centre, Barnard Castle". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Barnard Castle". National Service. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Proposed reclamation of derelict land" (PDF). Durham County Council. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars". British Army units 1945 on. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Deerbolt Prison". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Winston Churchill, D-Day, a Teesdale farm and me..." Teesside Mercury. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Sites, Barnard Castle (industrial development)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 23 March 1961. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Long-awaited chalet park to be open all year round". Teesside Mercury. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "British Troops (United Kingdom Accommodation)". Hansard. 5 May 1967. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "1959 Amalgamation Parade of the King's Own and Border Regiments". King's Own Royal Regiment Museum, Lancaster. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "West of Staindrop". Bill's walks. Retrieved 1 October 2016.