Richard Ryder

What most imperilled country houses in the 20th century was taxes and death duties, not requisition

A review of Requisitioned: The British Country House in the Second World War by John Martin Robinson

The Long Library at Blenheim Palace, converted into a dormitory for the boys of Malvern school in 1940 [Getty Images/Shutterstock/iStock/Alamy] 
issue 26 April 2014
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  • Requisitioned: The British Country House in the Second World War

    John Martin Robinson

    Aurum Press, pp. 288

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