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Painting of the Norman Cross prisoner of war camp shows a large fenced-off square area divided into four squares. There are watch towers on the north and south edges of the square with people visible in three of the smaller squares, with the remaining smaller square green coloured with what look like gardens

Napoleonic prisoner of war site to open to public

The historical site was home to about 7,000 French servicemen who were captured some 200 years ago.

A mechanical model made by a prisoner at the Norman Cross camp

First study of 'extraordinary' objects made by PoWs

New research could reveal more about daily life inside the "world's first purpose-built PoW camp".