Hadrian's Camp Explained

Hadrian's Camp was a military installation on the line of Hadrian's Wall at Houghton in Cumbria, England.

History

The camp was established, in 1939, as a war-time training facility for the Royal Artillery during the Second World War.^[1] After the war the camp was used as a training facility for the Royal Armoured Corps.^[2] It became the Army Apprentices School for the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in 1959 and was re-designated the Army Apprentices College in 1966.^[3] After all REME apprentice training was transferred to Arborfield Garrison,^[4] the college at Hadrian's Camp closed in 1969.^[5] During the 1970s part of the site was converted by Cumbria Constabulary for use as a motor vehicle depot^[6] and, in 1988, the remainder of the site was allocated for use by gypsies, travellers and the homeless as "Hadrian's Park".^[7] Story Homes was given planning consent to develop the site for residential use as "Eden Gate" in January 2016.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dunkirk by Ernie Holden. BBC. 11 August 2019.
2. Web site: 11th Hussars. British Army units 1945 on. 11 August 2019.
3. Web site: Hadrian's Camp. Imperial War Museum. 11 August 2019.
4. Web site: Army Apprentices School. British Army units 1945 on. 11 August 2019.
5. Web site: Closure of Hadrian's Camp, Army Apprentice's College Carlisle and subsequent proposals. National Archives. 11 August 2019.
6. Web site: Gipsy Site, Carlisle. Hansard. 16 December 1981. 11 August 2019.
7. Web site: Modern slavery victim rescued from shed he lived in for 40 years. 3 October 2018. The Telegraph. 11 August 2019.
8. Web site: Historic Carlisle Army Camp remains documented for the future. Story Homes. 26 March 2015. 11 August 2019.