Creebridge Caravan Park
Prisoners of War Camp - Holm Park Camp - Newton Stewart - camp No.113
by Armando Jongejan
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About the Book
In 1964 the Prisoners of War camp became a campsite. The first owner was Mr.David Baird. Original parts of the Prisoners of War Camp are still visible in 2009. The roads were build by the Italian Prisoners. In concrete we see the name ‘Italy 43’. De tower for the guards is not in use, but is overlooking the campsite. The storage room/garage is an original barrack with the fire buckets in front of it. The house/reception was the prison for violent prisoners. The phone box was formerly the sentry-box and the fundaments of the barracks are in use for the static caravans. The laundry room was build in 1968.
Since 1998 John Sharples is the owner of the campsite and sometimes he meets old prisoners of the barracks. At the reception desk he has a framed photo to show it to people who are interested in the history of the camp site.
Special thanks to John Sharples, owner of Creebridge Caravan Park
Source: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS)
Features & Details
- Primary Category: Arts & Photography Books
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Project Option: Small Square, 7×7 in, 18×18 cm
# of Pages: 40 - Publish Date: Aug 21, 2009
- Language English
- Keywords displaced persons, german prisoners, italian prisoners, eastern bloc, camp No.113, armando jongejan, Holm Park Camp, prisoners of war camp, Creebridge caravan park, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, Second World War, prisoners, contemporary, 113, pow, Creebridge, RCAHMS, WW2, WWII
About the Creator
Armando Jongejan (1960, Egmond aan Zee - The Netherlands) studied photography at the University of Applied Photography in Apeldoorn and he works as a freelance photographer. His photographic interest is landscape and documentary/contemporary photography. He want to o create a coherent body of work rather than a single photo. Since 1989 Armando Jongejan have had several exhibitions in galleries and (photo)museums, fe: Hasselblad Image centre (1997) in Utrecht, OFF Photo Festival Naarden 2001, 2005 (group) and 2011 and 2019 (solo), Museum of Photography Amsterdam (FOAM) (2005), Dutch Museum of Photography, Rotterdam (2008 and 2018), the Photography Museum of China in Lishui (2010), Photo Gallery Fenton House in Bath - England (2012) and also in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy and Spain. Photos are published in magazines and books. Since 1996 Armando has published seven photo books and several Blurb books.