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What the butler saw!
Posted by Viv Wilson on 23rd September 1988 in History | hoar cross hall,Wine cellar,butler,footman,servants ball,Christmas,gardeners world
WHaT THE BUTLER SaW! anyone who’s seen Downton abbey will remember Carter the butler. He is exactly how a butler would have been in the 19th century and, strangely enough, the butler at the Hall during the early part of the 20th century was also called Carter!
although most big houses had a house steward who was in charge of accounts and general running of the household, a butler was more commonly engaged by the wealthy. He was usually a grand, authoritarian figure, commanding respect and awe and most of the servants would have been scared to death of upsetting him! He was dressed like a gentleman of the period and generally ran the household...