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==Demolition and survivals== [[File:Norman House, Norman Cross - geograph.org.uk - 82059.jpg|thumb|Norman House]] In April 1815, "1,000 Yards of capital Board Fencing, now standing round the burial ground appropriated to the late French prisoners, near Norman Cross Inn" were advertised for sale.<ref>{{cite news|title= Sold by auction|newspaper= Stamford Mercury|date= 7 April 1815|page= 1}}</ref> The wooden buildings were dismantled in June 1816 and the parts sold at auction.<ref>{{cite news|title= Norman Cross|newspaper= Star (London)|date=13 September 1816|page= 1}}</ref> Some of the buildings were relocated to nearby towns although much of the timber structures were sold as firewood. The site is considered of national importance and has been classified as a [[scheduled monument]].<ref>{{NHLE |num=1006782 |desc=Site of Napoleonic Prisoners of War Camp, Norman Cross|accessdate=2 January 2014}}</ref> The commander of the depot was the agent and his house survives, as the Old Governor's House. The restored stables are now a privately owned [[art gallery]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://sites.google.com/site/normancrossgallery/ | title=Norman Cross Gallery, Norman House, Norman Cross, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE7 3TB}}</ref> Norman House, the barrack master's house, also survives. Both the Old Governor's House<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1238145|desc=The Old Governor's House and attached house|grade=II}}</ref> and Norman House<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1274365|desc=Norman House|grade=II}}</ref> are [[Grade II]] listed buildings.
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