Meanderings and wanderings

During our stay at Hutton le Hole we spent an afternoon visiting this attraction.

Eden Camp Modern History Theme Museum is a large Second World War -related museum near Malton in North Yorkshire.

It occupies a former Second World War prisoner of war camp  of 33 huts, each one now given over to a theme of life during wartime.

It was occupied by Italian prisoners, Polish forces and German prisoners. After the prisoners left, the camp was used for storage and then abandoned. Its grounds then became overgrown. As the museum was being set up, much clearing, as well as repair and renovation of the buildings, was required.

In 1987 Eden Camp Museum opened to the public where you can experience the sights, sounds and even smells of life on both the Home Front and the Front Line.

Nosey just had to see what was in here!

 

A V1 flying bomb, also known as a doodle bug due to the sound of  one of the first jet engines invented. If you heard the engine stop you knew your time was up!!

I remember my uncle, who worked in a grocery shop, counting small square coupons from customer's ration books.

Childrens's beds were made in a steel cage which was used as a table.

I have a very vague memory of the air raid shelter in our garden. It was under ground with steps leading down and had a damp smell. It was dug up after the war and filled in with soil.

Bomb disposal.

This appears to be a B2 spy radio which was used by the French resistance and British agents. It had a power output of 5 to 8 watts, not much by current standards but was sufficient for Morse communication. The shortwave radio bands were unoccupied as radio amateurs were not permitted to transmit during the war.

There seems to have been a fascination to make cigarette lighters during wartime. The ones on the right above were made by my father, his on the left and one for me on the right. I remember another one made for my mother.

Why a photo of the newspaper? It was literally my birthday!!!!!