Pictures from Colsterdale

 

Colsterdale Training Camp

A self explanatory map courtesy of Laurie Milner's book 'Leeds pals'

 

 

 

Cairn

The cairn

 

 

Colsterdale Camp across the valley

Looking from the top camp (refer to plan - it's area 3, the old huts) to the cairn and across into the lower camp

 

training ground

Remains of the bases of the barracks/huts (still at area 3 on the plan)

 

parade ground at Colsterdale

The parade ground looking to the right (reference point 11 on the plan)

 

rows of barracks

 

View from the bottom camp, up towards the top camp - note the terraces, these were the lines of the original barracks
(reference point 4 on the plan)

 

ablution block

 

Remains of the ablution blocks (reference point 10)

 

close up

 

Close up of ablutions - note plug hole still in tact!

 

ablutions

 

More ablutions (reference point 9 on the plan)

 

Close up of the ablutions

 

Colsterdale Barracks

 

and finally .............

another from Laurie Milner's Leeds Pals book, the new huts in the lower camp (reference point 5 on the plan)