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Researchers

“I was staggered by the richness of the evidence and physical survival of many of the components of this camp and how closely these remains, mostly evidenced by low earthworks, matched the layout on the maps and photographs. The reason I was surprised by this richness, is that it is very rare for the archaeological evidence for camps of this period and size to survive in any form above ground on the scale that is exhibited at Belton Park.” Stewart Ainsworth, Landscape Archaeologist.

Tommy silhouette at Penshurst, Kent MARTIN BARRAUD/THERE BUT NOT THERE CHARITY.

About these web pages

They stem from work done by the Belton Research Group of Belton House in preparation for the 2015 commemoration of the centennial founding of the Machine Gun Corps in 1915. The group comprised National Trust volunteers ably helped by full time staff within the Midlands region of the National Trust. Our work is published in,

An Introduction to the Machine Gun Corps at Belton House (on sale at Belton House Stables shop)

If you are interested in knowing about Belton Park in WWII, then visit our web site on the formation of the RAF Regiment at the Belton Depot 1942 to 1946.

Web site author Ian Ross beltongraffiti16@gmail.com

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