Norman Cross Depot circa 1797
Norman Cross Depot
History of the Norman Cross Depot
The prison at Norman Cross was founded in 1796 and continued to be used for 18 years. It also became the burial ground for two thousand inmates who died there.
Norman Cross Napoleonic Monument
The cross was erected by the Entente Cordiale Society in 1914 in memory of the Napoleonic soldiers and sailors who died at the nearby prisoner of war camp.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Cross_Prison
See also: Mike Osborne, Defending Cambridgeshire p73f
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