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Behind the green baize door #47
Posted by Viv Wilson on 23rd March 2023 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,servants,baize,snooker table,England,bays,my dad bought a mansion,the crown,downton abbey
...mentions 'bays' as follows:-
“Hops, heresies, bays and beer
All came to England in just one year.”
It became popular in the mid 18th century and was used mainly for cabinet and closet linings in Europe – also games tables. I'm sure you are all familiar with pool and snooker tables showing off their red and green baize cloth.
Baize was also used as clothing for monks, nuns and soldiers as it was very warm and hard wearing. Is there no end to the talents of this serviceable cloth?
The green baize door was usually at the end of a long corridor leading from the kitchens, which were strategically placed at one end of the house for deliveries from the...Behind the Green Baize Door #41
Posted by Viv Wilson on 28th February 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,green baize,servants,butler,housekeeper,downton abbey,keeping up with the aristocrats,upstairs downstairs
...mentions 'bays' as follows:-
“Hops, heresies, bays and beer
All came to England in just one year.”
It became popular in the mid 18th century and was used mainly for cabinet and closet linings in Europe – also games tables. I'm sure you are all familiar with pool and snooker tables showing off their red and green baize cloth.
Baize was also used as clothing for monks, nuns and soldiers as it was very warm and hard wearing. Is there no end to the talents of this serviceable cloth?
A typical green baize door (in need of TLC!)
The green baize door was usually at the end of a long corridor leading from the kitchens, which were strategically pl...