the vindicatrix camp

[Mike Hall]

vindi site.jpg
Would you please look at the above picture,and see if you can give the names or numbers of the huts.
i have tried in vain to get a map that shows the camp area,between 1956 and 1960.
i have tried the gloucester archive and the gloucester council.
as far as i can tell there is not a map of the camp site anywhere only the one above, which i have
drawn from the various pictures available,and my memory.
the above map was taken to a vindicatrix meeting,and even the people there could not help.

please take your time and study the plan and picture yourself there.
does that bring back all those memories.wow !!!
all the best
mike

[Keith at Tregenna]

Pic here to start with, plus a few related, hopefuly will help ?

LINK: Photo of Sharpness, Vindicatrix Camp from Silo c1955 - Francis Frith

More here but from the 80's. LINK 2: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/25822838

This may help a bit ? LINK 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez-9G...feature=fvwrel

Bit of info: LINK 4: http://www.gloucesterdocks.me.uk/sha...indicatrix.htm

Best of luck with your quest, will keep looking.

K.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Mike.
I can't help with the numbers but maybe you can see a bit more with this pic of the camp.
Cheers Des

VindiCamp-Colour.jpg

[Captain Kong]

Hi Mike,
We are going to the VINDI in a few weeks in August, we can check it out then.
Cheers
Brian

[Mike Hall]

to keith and des,
thankyou for the suggestions of the pictures,but i have already used all of those
thats how i drew the plan.
mike

[Mike Hall]

brian,
i thankyou for your suggestion,that you can help me.
robin who runs the vindi get together will have my plan and another
one for everyone to look at.it is hoped that some of the suggestions
might be promising in getting the huts correctly identified.
by the way,the other plan was sent to me and has numbers on it
which are for a "key"unfortunately this key was not sent because it can
not be found.
it is hoped that it will jog some memories.
mike

[Captain Kong]

I was in Hut B3 IN MARCH 1952. Three deckies in a hut full of catering.
Happy Days,
Brian

[Evan Lewis]

Mike,can recall the waterTank was just up from our hut.

Though not sure now whether it was A. or B. Section.
Cheers.

[Glenn Baker]

I remember doing Guard duty at the Gate it was a real cold frozen Snowy Winter December 1962 while all the instructors attended their piss up very late at nite. Vindi roll and Custard was nice . My shoes had Cardboard in them until i bought my first pair of new ones on my first H/T Payoff after getting my first ship. Glenn Baker inmate of the Vindi.

[Captain Kong]

Mike,can recall the waterTank was just up from our hut.

Though not sure now whether it was A. or B. Section.
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There was a water tank across from Hut B3 ,
I have seen the wreckage of it when I have walked through the camp at reunions.
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.IS ANYONE GOING TO THE REUNION THIS AUGUST??

I have an operation due sometime but if fit enough will be there.

No free ale this year, `ar Kid has sold his brewery and retired.
Cheers
Brian.