Resources and Links
As well as providing information about Norman Cross, this web site also serves to draw together information from a variety of sources. We'll be adding links to photos and other sources of information in this section.
Biff Vernon's "A1 - The Great North Road"
Highways Agency - the A1(M) Motorway
Pictures of Peterborough - the modern Eagle
Peterborough in Pictures - the A1 and Norman Cross
(the Marcus Thompson Collection)
Images of England - Norman House and Memorial Pillar
Peterborough Hidden Heritage - detailed description of the Depot.
Cambridgeshire.gov - Archive Information and Trafalgar 200
Local Heritage Initiative - Norman Cross Eagle Appeal
Stilton Village Website - The Eagle Appeal 2005
Yaxley Parish Council - Inauguration of the Eagle 2005
BBC Report of the Unveiling of the Memorial, 2005
Passing Muster: the Militia in Leicestershire and Rutland on the 250th Anniversary of the Militia Act of 1757, 2007 (frequent references to Norman Cross)
"Hell Upon Water: Prisoners of War in Britain, 1793-1815" by Paul Chamberlain - order on Amazon
"The Napoleonic Prison of Norman Cross - the Lost Town of Huntingdonshire" by Paul Chamberlain - order on Ebay
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Huntingdonshire Local History Society
- Read an account of Lynn's key role in dealing with 18th century prisoners
Prisoner of War Boneship Models (Powerhouse Museum)
Muskets at the Old Mill (Yaxley Gazette)
Napoleon - Images of the Legend
- Exhibition in Arras, October 2017-November 2018