~ The Shaftesbury Camp, Low Road, Dovercourt, Essex ~
The Shaftesbury Society Camp at Dovercourt, Essex has had a variable use over the years, with the Society itself having a 180-year track record of ground-breaking care and community work.
In the 1920s & 30’s it was a used as a children’s retreat, with many disadvantaged children using the facilities to escape the misery of urban sprawl and poverty.
The second world war in the 1940s saw it used a prisoner of war camp named “Camp 670b” Shaftesbury Camp, Dovercourt, Essex (alongside Warners which was "Camp 680").
The early 1970’s saw it used amongst other things a Cricket Ground and during the late 1970’s onwards as a haven for a growing elderly population.
In June 2007, The Shaftesbury Society merged with John Grooms, a fellow Christian charity providing care, support and holiday services for disabled people; from that date we transferred our activities together with those of John Grooms to Grooms-Shaftesbury, now formally known as Livability.
In the 1920s & 30’s it was a used as a children’s retreat, with many disadvantaged children using the facilities to escape the misery of urban sprawl and poverty.
The second world war in the 1940s saw it used a prisoner of war camp named “Camp 670b” Shaftesbury Camp, Dovercourt, Essex (alongside Warners which was "Camp 680").
The early 1970’s saw it used amongst other things a Cricket Ground and during the late 1970’s onwards as a haven for a growing elderly population.
In June 2007, The Shaftesbury Society merged with John Grooms, a fellow Christian charity providing care, support and holiday services for disabled people; from that date we transferred our activities together with those of John Grooms to Grooms-Shaftesbury, now formally known as Livability.
~ 01 ~ #42621 Air View of Shaftesbury Society Camp, Dovercourt (1935) H&D ~
~ 02 ~ Sleeping Quarters Shaftesbury Camp, Dovercourt (1930) H&D ~
~ 03 ~ Sleeping Quarters Shaftsbury Camp, Dovercourt (1930) H&D ~
~ 04 ~ The Farm House, Shaftesbury Camp, Dovercourt (1930) H&D ~
~ 05 ~ Shaftesbury Camp, Dovercourt (1934) Kingsway H&D ~
~ 06 ~ #3 Shaftesbury Camp Dovercourt (1937) Photochrom Ltd H&D ~
~ 07 ~ Shaftesbury Society, Dovercourt Bay (1976) H&D ~
~ 08 ~ Shaftesbury Society, Dovercourt Bay II (1978) H&D ~
~ 09 ~ Shaftesbury Society Holiday Centre, Dovercourt (1981) Unknown H&D ~
~ 10 ~ Shaftesbury Society Holiday Centre, Dovercourt II (1981) H&D ~
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