The story of Camp 61 and the Marconi monument
The Main Place, Railway Drive, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 8RH
Sadly destroyed to make way for the Wynols Hill housing estate Camp 61 was home to Italian prisoners of war during World War Two, mostly taken prisoner in North Africa. The monument was constructed out of whatever could be found by the POWs in their down time when they were not working on local farms. The inscriptions were in Italian and English reading “TO GUGLIELMO MARCONI, MAGICIAN OF THE ETHER, THE ITALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR, CHRISTMAS 1944.”
Timings & Tours
- Friday 12 September:
- 11am
Location & directions
The Main Place, Railway Drive, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 8RH
- Contact on day:
- Owen McLaughlin
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Additional information
- Est. tour duration:
- 1 hour(s)
