Cheshire: The Safe House
A century after the start of World War One, Louise Minchin reveals the story of Dunham Massey stately home in Cheshire, which was turned into a military hospital for injured Tommies.
This magnificent house in the heart of Cheshire became a sanctuary from the trenches for 282 soldiers who had been injured or shell-shocked.
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