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Working at Knole

Stories from people who have worked for the Sackville-West family, as employees of Knole Estate or, after 1946, for the National Trust.

If you'd like to listen to any of these interviews in full, you're invited to search the British Library's online catalogue, using 'Knole' as one of your search keywords. You can then read each interview's timed content summary and reserve the recording for playback at the British Library in London.

  • Acquiring Gainsborough's portrait of the marquis de Champcenetz

    Behind the scenes of a thrilling 2016 auction
  • Alan Grubb

    Bricklayer and builder at Knole, 1963-87
  • Barbara Tate

    Housemaid to Head Guide, retired after 50 years' service
  • Bill Manning worked on the Ballroom sconces

    Knole's carpenter in the 1960s and '70s
  • Charlie Beavin

    Head Gardener at Knole from 1938
  • Christine Sitwell

    Adviser, National Trust, Painting Conservation
  • Christmases at Knole

    Memories of interviewees from across the 20th century
  • Cyril Haysom meets the Queen Mother in 1980

    Cyril was stonemason at Knole, 1963-84
  • David Cattell

    Project Architect, Inspired by Knole Project, 2013-2019
  • Emma Slocombe

    Inspired by Knole Project Curator, 2007-2017
  • Frances Parton

    Project Curator, Knole, 2017-2019
  • Hannah Kay

    General Manager, Knole, from 2015
  • Helen Fawbert

    House and Collections Manager, Knole, 2006-2018
  • Ian Tyers

    Dendrochronologist
  • Introducing this website

    updated December 2020
  • Jack Pattenden

    Memories of parents - liveried Wicket Keepers [Front Hall Porters] at Knole
  • James Finlay

    Adviser, National Trust, Historic Interior Decoration
  • James P Wright

    Archaeologist, on ritual protection marks at Knole
  • Jan Cutajar

    Conservator, Knole kussenkast and 17th century letters
  • Jonathan Sargant

    Forging links with the wider community
  • Judy Raschen

    Former tour guide at Knole in 1957
  • Kay Stratford

    Kay's mother was roast meat cook in the Knole kitchen in 1900 - 1902
  • Leslie Farrow

    Leslie's mother was housemaid at Knole in 1880
  • Margaret Simmons née Beavin

    Head Gardener's daughter, Margaret lived for 50 years on Knole Estate
  • 'Inspired by Knole' project interviews

    'Inspired by Knole' project interviews (22)

    Stories of today, from people working on Knole's major conservation and education project
  • Staff

    Staff (38)

    Not your usual 9 to 5
  • Volunteers

    Volunteers (10)

    Stories from volunteers at Knole
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  • 1880s (1 interview)
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  • 1950s (11 interviews)
  • 1960s (17 interviews)
  • 1970s (11 interviews)
  • 1980s (12 interviews)
  • 1990s (6 interviews)
  • 2000s (5 interviews)
  • 2010s (25 interviews)
  • 2020s (2 interviews)
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