Domestic Service

From St Helena to Kimberley Hall (1950s/60s)

Heather came to the UK from St. Helena and worked as a maid at Kimberley Hall in Wymondham. She married and stayed in Norfolk where

Crossing the ocean to Norfolk (1950s/60s)

Gwen came to the UK from St Helena in 1955 at 20 years old to work at Kimberley Hall, Norfolk, along with her sister. Since

Onions in the flower border: memories of a wartime undergardener (1942-1960s)

Connie started working at Houghton Hall during the war, when onions were grown in the flower borders. She worked in the gardens with her uncle,

A bit of this and a bit of that (1975-2013)

Beverley worked in an old people’s home, a coffee shop and a bakery. Later, she worked as a cleaner and a chambermaid which she enjoyed

Bombs, ghosts and garlic (1945-1997)

Marjorie shares memories of her wonderfully varied working life as a machinist, doctors’ maid, schools cook, solicitor’s filing clerk and Norwich Castle museum attendant, and

Cowslips, primroses and bundles of roses (1925-2010)

Dorothy tells of growing up in the countryside, working in service and living in Mile Cross. I was born in Wramplingham, just outside of Norwich,

A life of service to others (1936-2005)

Thora tells us about her life working as a tweeny maid, being a home help, and the charity work which led her to receiving an

The Kitchen Maid (1920s to 1930s)

Alice’s family moved to Thetford when she was two years old in 1917. She worked as a kitchen maid, and had a happy young life

The London Kitchen Maid (1934-1940s)

Lila’s family moved to London after Silkworth colliery where her father worked closed and at 14 went to work as a kitchen maid in Eccleston

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