Episode 155 - The country house at war: Military requisitioning 1939-45

The Second World War saw a number of England’s country houses requisitioned by the military to play their part in the war effort. We’re joined by Curator of Collections and Interiors Eleanor Matthews, Properties Historians' Team Leader Dr Andrew Hann and Collections Manager David Hanks to discuss how Brodsworth Hall in South Yorkshire, Wrest Park in Bedfordshire and Belsay Hall in Northumberland were reinvented as a barracks, offices and training facilities as the war raged. To discover more about Brodsworth Hall, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/brodsworth To discover more about Wrest Park, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/wrest To discover more about Belsay Hall, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/belsay