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The 1940 picture got me thinking as the roofs are not shiny and new.So I simply googled it and found a number of references from pre-war children in Newcastle spending time at The Lord Mayor's Camp in Amble from 1938. The huts seem to have been built for another reason than to house displaced persons/pows. Anyone know the reason for building? what was the purpose?
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That could be its original purpose, a holiday camp for the poor kids of Tyneside built by that 'Poor Children's Holiday Association' . It looks like a big charity in its day going back to pre WW1