The great country estate could almost be regarded as a self-contained village and the memories and stories of those who worked on them are invaluable in helping to fully understand what life on them was like. John Bailey takes a look at a range of estates across England, from Cornwall to Yorkshire and also Wales and Scotland. With help of the cooks, butlers, housemaids, gardeners and estate workers, many of whose working lives were spent on one estate, he takes the reader into the heart of these almost forgotten places. Accompanying the text are many beautiful full colour images, fascinating contemporary
- ISBN10 0715307428
- ISBN13 9780715307427
- Publish Date 31 December 1999
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 29 March 2007
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint David & Charles
- Format Paperback
- Language English