Prisoner of War exhibition

An exhibition telling the story of prisoners of war (POWs) in World War II with particular reference to those held in local camps and hostels has opened at Nantwich Museum running until Saturday 21 December.

There were 12 base camps in Cheshire during the war with numerous hostels housing low security, 'non-officer rank' men obliged to fight but who found themselves working in agriculture, forestry and War Department work. Camps and hostels located at Tarporley, Weston and Sandbach all feature as well as the high security camp at Crewe Hall outlining the lives of some of the POWs. The wide range of professions and trades represented by the POWs was notable and some examples of their work is displayed.

A talk entitled 'The Narrow Escape from Hell' about the exhibition and its accompanying Research Booklet 'POW Camp 74 and Satellites' will be given at the museum on Saturday 14 December at 3.30pm. Tickets for the talk cost £6 (£5 Museum members) and are available along with the booklet from the museum shop, or can be purchased online: https://nantwichmuseum.org.uk/our-shop/.

The museum is open from 10.00am-4.00pm (Tuesday - Saturday). Entry is free.