The War Department requisitioned many large houses across the country in the Second World War.
The paperwork for the requisition of the Manor House at Carlton-in-Cleveland has survived. This is the Agreement with the War Department and the Notice of Requisition. You can see that Robert Raby is employed as gardener, maintaining the ornamental grounds:
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The paperwork for the requisition of the Manor House at Carlton-in-Cleveland has survived. This is the Agreement with the War Department and the Notice of Requisition. You can see that Robert Raby is employed as gardener, maintaining the ornamental grounds:
