Detail view of a brass plaque to commemorate the Richborough Transit Camp, the Barbican, Sandwich

Date:
22 Feb 2007
Location:
The Barbican, Sandwich, Dover, Kent
Reference:
DP032212
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

The plaque is inscribed and commemorates the Richborough Transit Camp of 1939-1940 where 5000 men found refuge from Nazi persecution on the Continent. The plaque was erected in gratitude to the citizens of Sandwich and East Kent who welcomed the refugees.

Content

This is part of the Job: 2K/10524 The Barbican; within the Volume: BF110907 The Sandwich Project; within the Series: EHC01/071 The Sandwich Project; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Williams, Peter

Keywords

Plaque