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Knole Stories

Interviews about the history of Knole in Sevenoaks, Kent

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Interviews about the history of Knole in Sevenoaks, Kent
  • Knole Stories brings you the memories of people who have lived and worked at Knole, in Sevenoaks, Kent
    Knole Stories brings you the memories of people who have lived and worked at Knole, in Sevenoaks, Kent
  • Interviews with staff and volunteers offer fascinating glimpses into life at Knole going back over 130 years
    Interviews with staff and volunteers offer fascinating glimpses into life at Knole going back over 130 years
  • Listen to the stories and memories of the Sackville-West family and those close to them
    Listen to the stories and memories of the Sackville-West family and those close to them
  • Bill Manning worked on the Ballroom sconces
    Bill Manning worked on the Ballroom sconces
  • Eve Tucker, Knole volunteer since 1987
    Eve Tucker, Knole volunteer since 1987
  • Cyril Haysom meets the Queen Mother in 1980
    Cyril Haysom meets the Queen Mother in 1980

Welcome

Explore the featured Knole stories on this page, and many others who have shared their memories with us – oral history as remembered from their ancestors as early the 1880s, or from their own experiences in the 20th century to the present.

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Meet our interviewees
  • Visiting Knole

    Visiting Knole

  • Working at Knole

    Working at Knole

  • The Sackville-West family

    The Sackville-West family

Featured interviews
  • Stan Hollands

    Stan Hollands

    Assembling the Knole silver table after WWII
  • Michael Doggett

    Michael Doggett

    Heating and Plumbing designer at Knole for 40 years
  • Christine Sitwell

    Christine Sitwell

    Adviser, National Trust, Painting Conservation
  • James Finlay

    James Finlay

    Adviser, National Trust, Historic Interior Decoration
  • Barbara Tate

    Barbara Tate

    Housemaid to Head Guide, retired after 50 years' service
  • William Hughes

    William Hughes

    Second Footman at 17, then Lord Sackville's butler for 40 years
Interviews by decade
  • 1880s (1 interview)
  • 1890s (2 interviews)
  • 1900s (2 interviews)
  • 1910s (2 interviews)
  • 1920s (3 interviews)
  • 1930s (5 interviews)
  • 1940s (13 interviews)
  • 1950s (8 interviews)
  • 1960s (14 interviews)
  • 1970s (10 interviews)
  • 1980s (11 interviews)
  • 1990s (6 interviews)
  • 2000s (5 interviews)
  • 2010s (18 interviews)
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  • Hugh Sackville-West (4)
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