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Life Below Stairs Revealed At Historic House
Have you ever wondered what life was like ‘below stairs’ at a Yorkshire country house? A fascinating new exhibition exploring the daily lives of servants at the grand Burton Constable Hall opens on 4th May 2019!
Containing glimpses of the hidden world of the servant’s hall, with its own strict hierarchy and limited comforts, this exhibition reveals the day-to-day details of life for servants at the hall from the 18th and 19th Centuries. Discover what life would have been like for Antoine Reny, Lady Clifford Constable’s fashionable French Lady’s Maid from Paris, and for Susan Hoe, the first housemaid in 1866. The display reveals the difficulties of life ‘below stairs’, but also the status that some servants held in the household and how close some came to being counted as family.
(House Keeper Mrs Styche - above. ©The Burton Constable Foundation)
Find out more about the huge numbers of staff required to run a hall the size of Burton Constable, and the varied jobs they performed. How would you have fared as a 19th Century housemaid? Giving a fresh insight into life behind the scenes at Burton Constable and with activities for the whole family, this exhibition is one not to miss.
The exhibition opens on 4th May and is included in standard admission prices. Further information can be found at www.burtonconstable.com
The Burton Constable Foundation
The Burton Constable Foundation was established in 1992 to maintain for public benefit Burton Constable Hall, together with its collections, associated buildings and parkland and to conserve them and make them available to members of the public.
Burton Constable Hall is a stunning Elizabethan mansion in the heart of rural East Yorkshire
Burton Constable is open to the public from mid-January to mid-December and attracts approximately 32,000 visitors each year. A programme of changing exhibitions is offered in the Hall and Carriage House. Events and activities are held throughout the year.
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One of the most fascinating country houses, Burton Constable is a large Elizabethan mansion set in a 300-acre park with nearly 30 rooms open. The interiors of faded splendour are filled with fine furniture, paintings and sculptures.
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