From Country House to Listening Station

Volunteer Stephen Dalziel leads tours tracing Trent Park House from Sir Philip Sassoon’s interwar country retreat to its Second World War intelligence role.

The October programme describes tours covering the House’s history as Sir Philip Sassoon’s country retreat in the 1920s and 1930s, then its Second World War role as a place where Secret Listeners gathered intelligence from senior German officers held as prisoners of war. Stephen Dalziel is identified as a former BBC Russia analyst and volunteer tour leader. No special tour ticket is required; visitors need a regular timed museum entry ticket.