Sambrook, Pamela

Country House Servant

by National Trust (Great Britain), Sambrook, Pamela

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One 19th century footman complained about the work involved in drawing more than 40 baths for his household, yet Lady Grenville felt no compunction in describing her footman as a "lazy flunkey". For centuries a large body of domestic servants was an often unappreciated foundatio…

The country house servant

by Sambrook, Pamela

0 Type: Book

One 19th century footman complained about the work involved in drawing more than 40 baths for his household, yet Lady Grenville felt no compunction in describing her footman as a ""lazy flunkey"". For centuries a large body of domestic servants was an often unappreciated foundat…

The Anson family were established at Shugborough by 1625; theyflourished throughout the 18th century, accumulating land, status, wealthand, in the early 19th century, titles. 1842, however, saw a sale of thecontents of Shugborough. Examination of mortgage records and agents'acco…