Between 1939 to 1945, Burton House, a building on Smedley Street Matlock, played an undercover role during the war as the headquarters for Matlock’s Secret Army.

A detailed account by the late Peter Attwater (a founder member of MCA) of the activities in Burton House (Ground Station Zero) can be found by downloading his booklet below.

Further insight can be gained into Matlock’s Secret Army and how it helped in the war effort from the Matlock Mercury article below .