Below Stairs
Arriving at the great houses of 1920s London, fifteen-year-old Margaret’s life in service was about to begin…
As a kitchen maid – the lowest of the low – she entered an entirely new world; one of stoves to be blacked, vegetables to be scrubbed, mistresses to be appeased, and even bootlaces to be ironed. Work started at 5.30am and went on until after dark. It was a far cry from her childhood on the...
Arriving at the great houses of 1920s London, fifteen-year-old Margaret’s life in service was about to begin…
As a kitchen maid – the lowest of the low – she entered an entirely new world; one of stoves to be blacked, vegetables to be scrubbed, mistresses to be appeased, and even bootlaces to be ironed. Work started at 5.30am and went on until after dark. It was a far cry from her childhood on the...
