WW2 Hostels, South 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 Aberdare Manchester Place, Hirwaun Aberdare      
Polish Hostels Church Green   Bletchley Proposed 31/12/47    
Industrial Westwood Quarry Industrial Hostel Westwood Quarry Bradford-on-Avon Ministry of Wartime Transport No Entry 75
  Brockworth Residential Club London Rd Brockworth Ministry of Aircraft Production Ministry of Wartime Production 909
Miners Bryncehin Highland Ave Bryncethin      
  Bishops Park Residential Club Bishops Cleeve Cheltenham Ministry of Aircraft Production Ministry of Wartime Production 909
Industrial Bishops Cleeve   Cheltenham      
  Hawarden   Hawarden, Fintshire Proposed    
Industrial Thorny Pits Industrial Hostel   Hawthorn Wilts      
Family Hostels West Wells West Wells Road Hawthorne Wilts      
Miners Ystrad Mynach Caerphilly Road Hengoed      
  Lulsgate Bottom   Lulsgate Bottom Proposed    
Polish Hostels Castleton   Newport Proposed 31/12/47    
Polish Hostels Barton Hall   Newton Abbott Immediate   140
Industrial Staverton Bridge   Nr Cheltenham      
Miners Pontypridd Hawthorn   Nr Pontypridd      
Miners Oakdale Maes-y-garn Lane Oaklane, Nr Blackwood      
Industrial Plymouth Industrial Hostel Manadon Camp Tavistock Rd Plymouth      
Polish Hostels Brockley Combe   Somerset Proposed 31/12/47    
  St. Mawgan   St. Mawgan Proposed    
Industrial Stonehouse Hostel Stonehouse Stonehouse      
  St Margaret Hostel Swindon Road Swindon Ministry of Aircraft Production Ministry of Aircraft Production 512
Polish Hostels Baddown Hostel   Tetbury Assistance Board    
Polish Hostels Ruadon   Wynnstay Park Proposed 31/12/47    
Miners Regional Office Fairice, Richomd Hill Ave, Clifton        
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'
Please if you have any information we would love to hear from you.

BACK