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Woman who fled Bilbao during civil war returns to Brampton

2023-06-18 21:51
Carmen Eckersley was seven years old when she was temporarily housed in the village.
Woman who fled Bilbao during civil war returns to Brampton

A plaque has been unveiled to honour dozens of children who were relocated to a village during the Spanish Civil War.

About 100 "Basque children" were resettled inside a workhouse in Brampton, Cumbria, in April 1938.

They were among 4,000 minors, who sailed to safety on the SS Habana, and...