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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 the staff 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
Born on Knole Estate, started work from the age of 14
Christmases at Knole
Memories of interviewees from the earliest decades of the 20th century
David and Margaret Richie
Knole Estate gardener and housemaid, 1930s
Graeme Gardiner's work on Knole's 17th century pedigree rolls
Conservator of the Sackville pedigree rolls and ennoblement documents
Hugh Sackville-West (1919 -2001)
Lord Sackville's father was Agent and Administrator of Knole, for Knole Estates and the National Trust
Isabel Pearce, remembers Victoria Sackville-West's wedding cake
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
Kate Arding, childhood memories of Knole where her mother worked
Summer holidays at Knole, from the age of 8 to 12
Margaret Kingsnorth, 1960s nanny to Sackville-West family
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
Sarah Rendall née Sackville-West
Lord Lionel Sackville's youngest daughter
The Beatles at Knole in 1967
Filming in Knole Park in 1967
William Hughes, aged 17, Second Footman's duties included polishing the Knole silver
Rose from Second Footman to Knole Butler
Interviews by decade
1880s (2 interviews)
1890s (3 interviews)
1900s (4 interviews)
1910s (7 interviews)
1920s (11 interviews)
1930s (13 interviews)
1940s (18 interviews)
1950s (11 interviews)
1960s (19 interviews)
1970s (14 interviews)
1980s (14 interviews)
1990s (7 interviews)
2000s (6 interviews)
2010s (35 interviews)
2020s (7 interviews)
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