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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.

  • James Finlay

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

    Buildings Archaeologist and mediaeval specialist, 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 recalls her mother’s service in about 1900

    Kay's mother was roast meat cook in the Knole kitchen
  • Knole volunteers who found the Message-in-a-Bottle

    Brenda Jarvis and Jim Parker relive their exciting discovery
  • Leslie Farrow

    Leslie's mother was housemaid at Knole in 1880
  • Lucy and Agnes Hodder

    Daughters of a Head Gamekeeper at Knole
  • Margaret Simmons née Beavin

    Head Gardener's daughter, Margaret lived for 50 years on Knole Estate
  • Martha Infray

    Project Conservator, 2015-2018
  • Martin Drury remembers Vita Sackville-West's rocking horse

    Martin first arrived at Knole in 1973. His long association with Knole continues into the 21st century.
  • Matthew Champion

    Archaeologist, medieval graffiti expert
  • Maurice Howard, OBE, supervised two key PhD theses on Knole

    Emeritus Professor of Art History, University of Sussex; architectural historian
  • Meet the team

    National Trust volunteers at Knole, in Sevenoaks, Kent, interview, record and transcribe conversations with people who have been connected to Knole Estate staff since the late 19th century as well as those who have worked at Knole (NT) or visited the parkland.
  • Melanie Caldwell on conserving Reynolds's paintings

    Paintings conservator, with more than three decades' experience working on the Knole collection
  • Michael Doggett

    Heating and plumbing designer at Knole for 40 years
  • Mr and Mrs Collins

    Blacksmith and assistant cook at Knole, 1920s
  • Mr and Mrs Jack Tye

    Memories of the 1987 storm in Sevenoaks
  • Nathalie Cohen

    Archaeologist, Knole; National Trust, London and South East
  • Nathalie Cohen

    Award-winning Archaeologist, Inspired by Knole project
  • Richard Hill

    Senior Project Manager, Inspired by Knole Project
  • Robin Mills

    Senior Building Surveyor, National Trust 1988 - 2019; Knole volunteer 2019 to present
  • Sarah Maisey conserving a Reynolds portrait

    Senior Remedial Paintings Conservator, Royal Oak Foundation Conservation Studio at Knole, Kent
  • Staff

    Staff (54)

    Not your usual 9 to 5
  • Volunteers

    Volunteers (14)

    Stories from volunteers at Knole
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  • 1990s (7 interviews)
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  • 2020s (7 interviews)
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