WW2 Hostels, North Western Region                   Email Us

 

 
Apart from the documentation from the T N A. [Public Records Office] we have very little on any of 
the sites mentioned below, we need YOUR HELP, any photographs, stories, documents, maps 
or plans.
Type of Hostel Hostel Address Town / City Department Client Department Const Total Capacity
Miners Accrington Bolton Ave, Huncoat Accrington Immediate   200-400
Family Hostels     Alsager Proposed    
Polish Hostels Audenshaw   Audenshaw Immediate   150
Polish Hostels Dove Holes Lismore Road Buxton Proposed 31/12/47    
Polish Hostels Cark   Cark Proposed 31/12/47    
Standard / Industrial Chorley Woodlands, Ackhurst Brow Chorley Ministry of Labour & National Service   839
Polish Hostels Lowmoor Hill   Clitheroe Proposed 31/12/47    
  Crumpsall   Crumpsall Proposed    
Mechant Navy House & Clubs Marchant Navy House 11 Anlaby Road Hull Ministry of Transport    
Industrial Kirkby Woods Industrial Hostel Old Rough Lane Kirkby, Nr Liverpool      
Mechant Navy House & Clubs Plimsoll House 1-2 Gambier Terrace Liverpool Ministry of Transport    
Mechant Navy House & Clubs Red Ensign House 24-26 Grove Park Liverpool Ministry of Transport    
Miners Regional Office 12 Tib Lane, Cross St Manchester      
Industrial   Roby St Manchester      
  Daveyhulme   Manchester Proposed    
  Moston   Manchester Immediate    
Industrial   Walshaw Place Oldham      
Industrial Claremont 42 Eccles Old Rd Pendleton Slaford      
European Volunteer Workers Inskip Hostel Inskip Preston      
Miners     Scotia South Proposed    
Miners St Helens Miner's Hostel Mill Lane, Sutton Leach St Helens      
Miners Haydock Penny Lane St Helens      
  Sudbury   Sudbury Proposed    
Miners Walkden Sharp Street Walkden      
  Lithenshaw   Walkden Proposed    
Polish Hostels Moreton Hall   Whalley Proposed 31/12/47     
Please note that the 'Regions' are as per documentation and therefore some of this areas [North Eastern] 
sites may be found in the 'Others, Proposed or Planned section'

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