Lady Woodbury hopes to arrange a marriage between her elder son George, and his cousin Barbara, but George has become engaged to Peggy Creedon, a shorthand-typist whose father is a well to do builder. George asks his uncle, the Rev. Geoffrey to break the news to his mother. Objections are waived and Peggy wins all hearts. With the outbreak of war, George joins the army; his younger brother Philip who has socialistic views, goes intothe RAF; his sister Una becomes a Land Army girl; and Barbara takes up Nursing. Lady Woodbury is approached as to the possibility of giving up Hallands their centuries old country seat, for the duration, to house victims of the blitz. Peggy warmly urges this. A telegram has been sent to George, out in Africa, asking his opinion; a telegram is received, saying that he has been killed. The shock kills Peggy and her Unborn Child, Three months later, the family await Philip's homecoming from hospital. He tells them his plan for making Hallands public property, as centre of a garden city. It is his practical contribution to the new England. They all suuport him and Creedon is fired to tackle the building to-be. Philip then reveals how much he needs their help-for he is blind. Only Barbara knew his secret, and they are to be married.