The Second World War saw a number of England\u2019s country houses requisitioned by the military to play their part in the war effort. We\u2019re 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.\nTo discover more about Brodsworth Hall, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/brodsworth\nTo discover more about Wrest Park, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/wrest\nTo discover more about Belsay Hall, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/belsay\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices