Sawtry History
Local History Articles
In this section you will find some local history articles of Sawtry and the surrounding villages. Please let us know if there is a local history subject you would like us to feature or if you would like to a submit a local History article for publication on this page. You can contact us by click "Contact us" at the top of this page on the right and filling in the submission form.
History of the building of the Sawtry Swimming Pool in the 1960's
Author: Kevin Redgate
Author: Kevin Redgate
Maurice Dybeck's account of life in Sawtry from 1963 to 1993 written for Sawtry Eye 2021
Author: Harry Joyce
HarryJoyce has added an addendum to his above article due to his ongoing research. This Addendum to the research report "The Postwar Use of Sawtry/Wood Walton Lane POW Camp for Civilian Housing", 27 April 2022 describes the origins of the plan to use the Sawtry/Wood Walton Lane Prisoner of War (POW) Camp 59 for the temporary housing of local people after the POW Camp was closed in 1948. This Addendum goes on to identify the holders of all council tenancies at the Sawtry Way Temporary Housing, a.k.a. "The Camp" and charts the occupancy of Sawtry Way Temporary Housing from its inception in late 1948 to its closure in late 1957. Some new insights into everyday life at The Camp are included, mostly gathered from a small group of surviving Camp residents. Link to the original article above and the addendum below.
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