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Diamonds at dinner [electronic resource] : my life as a lady's maid in a 1930s stately home

Newman, Hilda2013
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Hilda Newman was a maid to Lady Coventry at the Worcestershire stately home of Croome Court in the 1930s. In her fascinating memoir of life below stairs (as well as glimpses from inside the big house), she reveals what it was like living and working in the 18th-century Neo-Palladian mansion surrounded by parkland landscaped by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown.
Author:
Newman, Hilda, authorTate, Tim, author
Imprint:
London : John Blake, 2013.
Collation:
1 online resource (ix, 261 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (black and white, and colour)
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
Linking notes:
Print version :
ISBN:
9781782197829 (ebook)
Language:
English
Related title:
Diamonds at dinner : my life as a lady's maid in a 1930s stately home
BRN:
1828963
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