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The Edwardian Country House
"What a project! The chance to actually live in the style of a world that no longer exists is a chance of a lifetime." Mrs Davies, housekeeper
THE PROJECT|THE HOUSE|THE PEOPLE|EDWARDIAN LIFE|YOU IN 1905|TREATS|SNOB QUIZ



The Olliff-Coopers


The downstairs staff

Upstairs
If by chance you meet a Lower Servant, you should walk past, leaving them un-noticed… you will spare them the shame of explaining their presence
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Downstairs
Lower Servants: if you meet one of your betters in the house, endeavour to make yourself invisible – 'give room', turn your back, and avert your eyes
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"I really don’t have problem with having servants…if I’m not being served, they don’t have a job. This is absolutely magnificent. I’m enjoying it."
Sir John Olliff-Cooper
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