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Grizedale Hall in 1907

Grizedale Hall was a large country house at Grizedale, Hawkshead, in the Lake District in Cumbria, England. After two earlier Grizedale Halls had preceded, it was built anew in 1905 in the style of Gothic Revival architecture. During World War II it became No 1 Prisoner-of-war camp to hold German officers and was finally pulled down in 1957.

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Grizedale Hall

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Grizedale Hall was a large country house at Grizedale, Hawkshead, in the Lake District in Cumbria, England. After two earlier Grizedale Halls had preceded...

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Grizedale

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the home of Grizedale Arts, a contemporary arts residency and commissioning agency. Grizedale is the location of the former Grizedale Hall – a forty-room...

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Grizedale Forest

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café and shop. The car-parking of Grizedale Forest Visitors Centre is situated on the site of the former Grizedale Hall where its remains can be still seen...

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Otto Kretschmer

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of war (POW) in the hands of the British, initially at No 1 POW camp Grizedale Hall in Cumbria. In March 1942, the prisoners were transported to Bowmanville...

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Franz von Werra

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Sir Philip Sassoon. Eventually, Werra was sent to POW Camp No. 1, at Grizedale Hall in the Furness Fells area of Lancashire, between Windermere and Coniston...

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Heinz Guderian

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to a group of German generals, imprisoned in the No. 1 POW camp in Grizedale Hall in the north of England from 9 August 1945, as a Political Intelligence...

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HMS Graph

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U-570's officers were taken to an officers' prisoner-of-war camp at Grizedale Hall in Cumbria. This was nicknamed U-boat Hotel by the British as, during...

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Gerd von Rundstedt

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custody. He was held first at Wilton Park in Buckinghamshire, then at Grizedale Hall in northern Lancashire, then at Island Farm near Bridgend in Glamorgan...

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German prisoners of war in the United Kingdom

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Initially two prisoner of war camps were established: Camp No. 1, Grizedale Hall, Cumbria This forty-room mansion was reserved for officers and became...

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List of country houses in the United Kingdom

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Hall Eccle Riggs Eden Hall (demolished) Fawe Park Flass Graythwaite Hall Greystoke Castle Grizedale Hall (demolished) Hampsfield House Helsfell Hall High...

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Maximilian von Herff

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general). Herff was taken prisoner by British forces in 1945, and held at Grizedale Hall POW camp. He suffered a stroke and died at nearby Conishead Priory Military...

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A Cage of Eagles

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thriller novel by James Follet, taking place at 1941 in the POW Camp at Grizedale Hall at England's Lake District, where some of the most capable of the German...

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Monkhouse Davison

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away in Hawkshead, close to Windermere in Cumbria. Daniel Rawlinson of Grizedale Hall, 1614–79, became a wine merchant in London. His son Sir Thomas Rawlinson...

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Heinz Schnabel and Harry Wappler escape attempt

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After he recuperated he was sent to the No. 1 POW Camp (Officers) Grizedale Hall and then later to the POW camp from which his escape attempt was to...

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Helmuth Pohle

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was taken to the hospital at Edinburgh Castle. He saw out the war at Grizedale Hall in the Lake District, at No 1 POW Camp. He later helped Franz von Werra...

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Esthwaite Lodge

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Brocklebank a wealthy Liverpool merchant and shipping magnate. He had bought Grizedale Hall, Hawkshead in 1903 and had demolished it. He built a new grand building...

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William George Ainslie

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he was Governor-General of India (1828–1835), and later returned to Grizedale Hall in Lancashire where he became a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant...

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Grizedale Bridge

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Grizedale Bridge is a Grade II listed bridge in the English parish of Over Wyresdale, Lancashire. The structure, which dates to the 19th century, carries...

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Brocklebank baronets

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Brocklebank, 1st Baronet (1814–1906); his third son Harold Brocklebank built Grizedale Hall in 1905 Sir Thomas Brocklebank, 2nd Baronet (1848–1911) Sir Aubrey Brocklebank...

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Hans Voss

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in the British prisoner of war camp at Island Farm, Wales, and also Grizedale Hall, in the Lake District. In February 1948 he was transferred to London...

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Hawkshead Market Hall

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Elizabeth II in 2012. Works of art in the town hall include a painting by Lucy Kemp-Welch entitled Logging in Grizedale Forest. Listed buildings in Hawkshead Historic...

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Wennington Hall

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Wennington Hall is a former country house in Wennington, a village in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. The house is a Grade II listed...

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List of places in Cumbria

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Grisedale, Grizebeck Grizedale, Grizedale Forest, Gullom Holme Hackthorpe, Haile, Hailforth, Hale Halfpenny, Hall Dunnerdale, Hall Santon Hall Waberthwaite,...

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Ashton Hall

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Ashton Hall is a largely rebuilt 14th-century mansion in the civil parish of Thurnham, Lancashire, England. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the city of...

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Lake District

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supplemented by extensive conifer plantations in many areas, particularly Grizedale Forest in the generally lower southern part of the area. The Lake District...

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Douglas Sutherland

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Sutherland, Joanna Sutherland and Curator Adam Sutherland, director of Grizedale Arts. The Yellow Earl: The Life of Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale...

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