Research and learn
From this page you can click on the following links to conduct your own research into a person or place, or learn more about the history associated with the Amiens administration centre, the Pikedale Soldier Settlement Scheme and the Cottonvale-Amiens branch rail line.
Find your connection
Scan the list of names of Pikedale residents as at the 1922 census
Government influence
Determine how the government influenced the Pikedale soldier settlement scheme
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Build it and they will come!
See the different types of housing that evolved over time
Find your connection
Research a family member and find that long lost connection you've been looking for ...
Let's get to work!
Discover the fledgling industries that sprung up as a result of the scheme
Link to the world
Discover the role the Amiens-Cottonvale branch rail line played for returned soldiers ...
Administration centre
Find out about what made the Pikedale Soldiers' Settlement Scheme tick ...
Let's get together!
See how the pioneers of that era enjoyed themselves at social gatherings
The French connection
Read about our unique connection with the French battlefields