Minnie Arbuckle

Work as a servant in beamish hall 1915-17, during world war one. Lots of detail about the house and its rooms, the staff and their jobs. Deerpark and deaths in the reservoir. Dogs. Walking to Gateshead on day off. Bellrope for meal times. Commodes, daily routine of cleaning. Had own electrician. Sewing. Skinning rabbits for the dogs. Work in the kitchen, everything made from scratch. A servant's life, breaktime activities and meals. Fancy foods and crockery. Christmas food and decoration. Lodge and roads in. Fetching coal. Uniform, in detail. Paintings. Broke a leg in a sledging accidents. Is looking at letters from that time. Lots of detail about protracted medical treatments, affected her for years. Treatment of servants.

Location: Beamish
County: Durham
AUD1981-207

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