Introduction

Patterton Camp, located between Newton Mearns and Thornliebank, in an area known locally as the ‘Jenny Lind’ and straddling Deaconsbank, was a prisoner of war camp during WWII.  It was sited to the west of Stewarton Road, Glasgow G46, just a quarter of a mile from Patterton Station. The area is now …

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WWII POW Camps in Britain: An Overview

A prisoner of war camp, often referred to as a ‘POW’ camp, is defined as a ‘site of containment of enemy combatants by a belligerent power in time of war.’ The world’s first purpose-built prisoner of war camps were built in Britain in 1797, during the Napoleonic wars. There were a number of such cam…

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Patterton: The Military Presence

Prior to the outbreak of WWII, Patterton was a largely rural area near Thornliebank, Scotland; its few dwellings mainly facilitated farming, small-scale quarrying and transport activities. The area close to what later became Patterton Prisoner of War (POW) Camp housed two neighbouring rifle ranges. …

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Patterton’s Prisoners of War (POWs)

How would it have felt to be a prisoner of war at Patterton POW Camp during World War II and its immediate aftermath? Obviously, in some ways it would have been different for every individual there. However, by examining the documentary and photographic evidence along with new oral and written testi…

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The Polish Resettlement Corp

Poland’s connections with Scotland reach back centuries, with links largely based on trade, security, cross-migration, education and labour. Inter-marriage is fairly commonplace, and Bonnie Prince Charlie was half-Polish on his mother’s side. During WWII and its aftermath, those links were further s…

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Patterton’s Residential Camp Era

The background to, and the events of, the post-WWII housing crisis are complicated. Its roots lie in the industrial revolution of the 19th century when an unprecedented amount of people moved to urban and industrial areas in pursuit of work opportunities. They were almost invariably crowded into pri…

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Archaeological Artefacts

An archaeological evaluation of Patterton Camp site, undertaken by GUARD (GUARD 2004, RCAHMS MS 2320), unearthed the following finds. Images of original artefacts by Dr Sue Morrison. Reproduced courtesy of Glasgow Museums

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