Transit Camp

After the war the British established a Transit Camp in the center of Hook of Holland for British military personnel traveling back and forth between England and Germany. The camp had a permanent garrison of several hundred men, including Dutchmen, and included facilities such as a grocery store and movie theater. The soldiers were housed in barracks adjacent to the railroad and along Prins Hendrikstraat, Rietdijkstraat, Langeweg and Stationsweg streets. The Transit Camp was in use into 1961 and until it was removed in 1963 that particular area was unavailable for new urban development.