
FOXLEY CAMP 1946-58 Zbigniew Pawlowicz's photos of WW2 displaced Poles in Foxley camp, Herefordshire, UK
General History Foxley DP camp history
Foxley Manor Foxley Manor house
Life in the DP Camp - Entertainment Foxley DP camp scenes
School Education was in English
Religion Religious events
Camp barracks Living conditions in Foxley camp
Countryside Herefordshire countryside
Marriage and children Bringing up children in a DP camp
Transport Foxley was miles from anywhere
Work and Play Earning a living

Religion

One of the barracks was converted into a Roman Catholic chapel featuring a copy of the icon known as the "Black Madonna of Czestochowa" (below) - note the Polish eagle at the back and the painted stars on the ceiling.

Chapel with Madonna icon