The phraseology of the plaque raises more questions than it answers -
for example
Surely prisoners would be landed at Bristol for Stapleton Prison
(pre-dating Norman Cross by about 20 years) at Plymouth (or Dartmouth)
for Dartmoor etc. and not just Dorset ports. Is Wells on the road from
anywhere to anywhere?
David Evans
Historic Environment Record Officer
(Postal Address)
Strategic Planning Policy & Specialist Advice
Department of Environment and Community Services
PO Box 2081
The Council Offices, Castle Street
Thornbury
South Gloucestershire
BS35 9BP
Phone: 01454 863649
fax: 01454 864473
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Hi Chris
I assume you've picked the Civic Trusts collective brain to see where
they got the info?
not heard of anything similar up here
best wishes
Nick Boldrini
Historic Environment Record Officer
Durham County Council
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From: Issues related to Historic Environment Records
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Sent: 27 January 2012 08:34
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Subject: Friday (early) morning question
In a street in Wells, called Guard House Lane, is a plaque erected by
the civic society that reads:
Guardhouse Lane takes its name from its eighteenth-century guardhouse -
the tall building 50 metres down on the right-hand side. The
Napoleonic Wars of the late 1790s and early 1800s saw a new warfare of
mass armies and large fleets. This made necessary the first serious
attempt to house prisoners-of-war in specially built prisons or prison
camps, as on Dartmoor or at Norman Cross near Peterborough. Captured
French soldiers and sailors were landed at Dorset ports, and marched
about 20 miles a day, lodging en route at specially constructed
staging-posts. Wells Guardhouse was the last overnight stop for
other ranks before reaching the newly enlarged Stapleton Prison at
Bristol.
Has anyone else come across these - it suggests a semi-national system -
but I can find no other information about it/them.
Chris Webster
Historic Environment Record
Somerset County Council
Somerset Heritage Centre
Brunel Way
Taunton
TA2 6SF
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