Trent Park: House of Secrets

Trent Park combines 1930s glamour with extraordinary wartime secrets. This special visit to the newly-opened Trent Park will explore the fascinating history of the house. The meticulously restored reception rooms, with their fine marble fireplaces, Chinese wallpapers and murals by Rex Whistler are furnished with some of Sir Philip Sassoon’s original furniture and paintings. In contrast, the basement, set up in December 1939 with a newly-installed secret bugging system, has been faithfully recreated with the technical equipment that was used to listen, record and document the conversations of high-ranking German prisoners-of-war upstairs.