Monument record 0962300000 - Finnamore Wood Camp
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- PRISON (Modern - 1961 AD to 1996 AD)
- (Alternate Type) BORSTAL (Modern - 1961 AD to 1996 AD)
- RESETTLEMENT CAMP (Modern - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
Description
Finnamore Wood Camp was originally built in 1940 as a home for children evacuated from London during the Blitz (the huts resembled a holiday camp). In 1961 the camp opened as a satellite of the borstal at Feltham. It consisted of four accommodation huts containing lines of small rooms flanking a central corridor. The washroom was communal and was in a separate block behind the dormitories. Other facilities were in huts between the dormitories and main entrance. The camp closed in May 1996 (B1).
NMR file ref 93903 (B2).
Home Office order to close YOI Finnamore Wood with effect from 1st September 1996 (B3).
Modern APs and OS mapping show camp, with staff housing to S and SE and a small sewage works further to the SE (B4).
Buildings report dated Aug 1997 held at NMR (B5).
Desk-based assessment and walkover survey report by Archaeological Solutions in October 2019 (B6).
Historic building recording carried out by Smith Jenkin Ltd in February 2022. See report for detail (B7).
Sources (7)
- <1>SBC23108 Bibliographic reference: Allan Brodie, Jane Groom & James O Davies. 2002. English Prisons: An Architectural History. pp187, 259, Fig 7.15.
- <2>SBC23109 Unpublished document: RCHME. 1997. Finnamore Wood Camp (National Monuments Record file no. 93903).
- <3>SBC23110 Bibliographic reference: Home Office. 1996. Statutory Instrument 1996 No 1551: The Closure of Prisons (HM Young Offender Institution Finnamore Wood) Order 1996.
- <4>SBC23077 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BCC). 2008. Information from OS 6-inch and 25-inch historic mapping and aerial photos.
- <5>SBC23358 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2006. NMR Buildings Reports. BF093903.
- <6>SBC27523 Unpublished document: Archaeological Solutions. 2019. Finnamore Wood Camp, Frieth Road, Marlow: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment.
- <7>SBC27522 Unpublished document: Smth Jenkins Ltd. 2022. Building Record: Finnamore Wood Camp, Frieth Road, Marlow.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 81582 89252 (347m by 472m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Historic building recording at Finnamore Wood Camp (EBC18744)
- Event - Survey: Walkover survey at Finnamore Wood Camp (EBC18745)
Record last edited
Jun 12 2025 7:22PM
