Links
Links to other history web sites based on research by the Belton Research Group and others
Explore the development of the first Kitchener training camp, home to the Manchester and Liverpool Pals battalions to becoming the main base for the Machine Gun Corps.
Discover the remains of Belton's military railway.
Eileen Davies uses a timeline to explain Belton's everyday involvement in WWI. She describes how Private William Alfred Victor Bulstrode got through the last two years of the First World War and in particular, his time at Belton Camp in the Machine Gun Corps. Based on his diary.
How was Belton Park used in WW2?
Learn how an aerodrome defence regiment armed with pikes became a crack worldwide fighting force.
View a movie of a Depot parade.
Uncover the archaeological remains left for us today.
Find out how to protect your & your horses against witchcraft 18th century style by inspecting the numerous ritual protection marks on the exterior of the Stables.
From 18th century Witch Marks to 21st century memorial graffiti after Belton became a stately home open to the public in 1957. Admire or disapprove of our visitors' desire to leave their mark.
Civil & military memorial graffiti from the Tower's completion in 1750.
Follow the tragic path of a WW1 volunteer soldier to a death sentence for desertion.
Read the pleasure left by those who admired vistas from the heights of the tower.
Hear how the Woodland Trust & National Trust are reconnecting the Brownlows' 17th century estate, fragmented by time is now reunited with walks, cycle tracks, guided tours and new access.
This material is used in guided tours of the site and Bellmount Tower.