VISITORS to Upton House near Banbury stepped back in time to the era of rationing, air raids and national service with a 1940s weekend.
The National Trust property was changed by the outbreak of the Second World War, with owners Lord and Lady Bearsted moving to The Dorchester Hotel in London and their bank moving to Upton House.
M Samuel and Co and all of its staff was based there for the duration of the war.
The 1940s weekend saw the house temporarily return to its wartime state, with two Home Guard groups camped on site.
The soldiers from Dad’s Army gave marching displays, stripped guns down and helped visitors to understand what happened during the war in the countryside.
Volunteers playing the role of Air Raid Precautions (ARP) wardens discussed the role the service played in the war and women from the Land Army were also at the property.
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