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The Sackville-West family
The Sackville-West family
Glimpses of the past from the Sackville-West family as well stories of those who served them.
Ann Hammond
Ann's mother was live-in assistant to the housekeeper in 1960
Charlie Beavin
Head Gardener at Knole from 1938
Christmases at Knole
Memories of interviewees from across the 20th century
Isabel Pearce
Isabel's great-grandfather baked Vita Sackville-West's parents' wedding cake in 1890
Jack Pattenden
Memories of parents - liveried Wicket Keepers [Front Hall Porters] at Knole
James Finlay
Adviser, National Trust, Historic Interior Decoration
Margaret Kingsnorth
Nanny to some of the Sackville-West children in the early 1960s
Michael Doggett
Heating and plumbing designer at Knole for 40 years
Robert Sackville-West
Lord Sackville, speaking about the Inspired by Knole Project (2013-2019)
Robert Sackville-West, Lord Sackville
Childhood days at Knole, 1967-1970s
The Beatles at Knole
Filming in Knole Park in 1967
William Hughes
Second Footman at 17, then rose to become Lord Sackville's butler
Interviews by decade
1880s (1 interview)
1890s (2 interviews)
1900s (2 interviews)
1910s (4 interviews)
1920s (8 interviews)
1930s (10 interviews)
1940s (15 interviews)
1950s (10 interviews)
1960s (16 interviews)
1970s (10 interviews)
1980s (10 interviews)
1990s (4 interviews)
2000s (4 interviews)
2010s (27 interviews)
2020s (2 interviews)
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