Old and new went hand in hand as a festival of nostalgia celebrated the wartime role of Castle Drogo.
The National Trust-owned site of the last castle to be built in England – on Dartmoor – held a Second World War weekend.
The stunning granite building, created as a family home by wealthy businessman Julius Drewe at the beginning of the 20th century, housed evacuees and orphaned children during the 1940s.
The Church of England's Waifs and Strays Society at Drogo was run by a Matron in Charge and Mary Drewe, daughter of Mr Drewe, who was the founder of the Home and Colonial Stores.
The country house near Drewsteignton was built in the 1910s and 1920s by famed architect Edwin Lutyens, and is a Grade I-listed building.
In the war years, between 30 and 50 children played in the luxurious dining room, where they took their meals and studied, and the adjoining service corridor, where they slept.
This weekend, the house and grounds were transformed into a bustling wartime camp, complete with military vehicles, re-enactors, period music and family activities.
Visitors were asked to take part in an evacuee trail, complete with air raid shelters, rationing and code breaking.
To add to the authentic atmosphere, volunteers from the Military Vehicle Trust co-ordinated a display of 40 vehicles including jeeps, ambulances, command cars and weapons carriers, along with almost 100 actors. There were display tents and demonstrations including the chance to try on period clothing.
