Did you work at Ickworth House from 1910 to 1950? Did a member of your family have connections to the property? If so we want to hear from you.
A number of former workers still live in the local community and many have been in touch over the years. However, there are still so many former staff members that we want to hear from. There is still more we can learn from this period in Ickworth's history and we want to share these memories with our visitors.
Here are some of the memories we have been able to capture so far:
'I began as a House Maid in 1939. Later training led to the role of Parlour Maid and started to wait tables. I started work at 6:00am and worked until late as I had to take coal up to the bedrooms and light fires. I remember when Lord Erskine came back from India and brought a new butler. Unfortunately he did not get on at all well with the Marquis’s Butler!' Mrs Brunning, former Head Housemaid.
'My jobs were to peel and slice vegetables. I had to pluck pheasants and partridges and skin hares, which I didn’t like. The Scullery Maid was Winnie Dale and I shared a bedroom with her. I helped Winnie with the washing up too. We were allowed half a day off every week and half a day every other Sunday.' Mrs Mizen, former Kitchen maid.
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