Piece of timber from Knockaloe hut
Date made: 1914-1919
Maker: unknown
Description: A piece of timber floor joist from the Shell Shop, Niarbyl (a former Knockaloe Hut). Stencilled in blue 'G37'.
Background:
During the First World War (1914-1918) the Isle of Man was used as an internment base for civilian ‘enemy aliens’. Its biggest camp was known as Knockaloe Camp, Patrick, situated in the west of the Island (other historic names referring to the camp include Knockaloe P.O.W. Camp, Knockaloe Prisoner of War Camp and Knockaloe Alien Detention Camp.) Originally designed for 5,000 people, at its peak it housed up to 23,000 men and as many as 30,000 men may have been interned in total.
Materials: wood
Object name: timber
Collection: Social History Collection
ID Number: 2011-0027/1
Subject tags : #WW1INTERNMENTMUSEUMCOLLECTIONS