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The rooms at Trent Park had been equipped with hidden
microphones that allowed the British to listen in to the
pilots' conversations. This provided information which
was of great influence on the Battle of Britain and the
outcome of the war.
Trent Park Training College, a constituent college of the
University of London.
The hidden microphones and listening devices which
were planted around the house allowed the British
military to gather important information and an intimate
insight into the minds of the German military elite.
Building of a new housing development began in late
2017, to eventually include 262 homes and flats. Some of
the heritage buildings are to be re-purposed into luxury
apartments and there will be a museum on the two lower
floors of the mansion which will become an important
legacy to such a culturally interesting house of national
significance.
In 1947 the estate became a Ministry of Education
training college for male teachers, then in 1950 it became
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