Ripon campaigners vow to save Wilfred Owen Army base huts

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Ripon campaigners vow to save Wilfred Owen Army base huts
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The war poet is said to have written some of his famous works while recovering at the site.

The barracks were built as a convalescent camp for troops during the 1914-18 war.

During that spring, while lodging in a cottage in Borrage Lane, he wrote some of his most graphic and thought-provoking works, including The Send-Off, Mental Cases and possibly Strange Meeting. Jane Furse and Guy Wilson, from the trust, recently gave a presentation about the history of the huts to Ripon City Council.

Homes England said it would work with the trust on studies regarding the future of the buildings, but no guarantee has been made that the huts will be saved., the huts could be levelled as early as next year.The plans to save the huts were enthusiastically backed by councillors at the meeting.

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