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Gardener's cottage circa 1890 Mentmore.


Gardener's cottage circa 1890 Mentmore.

This is a pair of semi-detached cottages provided by the Rothschilds on their estate at Mentmore in Buckinghamshire for their staff. My grandmother kept this and many others in her Photo-album as a memento of her time there working as a laundry maid and we think her husband and or father as a gardener. The cottages are still extant and available for holiday-rental.



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Lovely grand houses for staff.

19 Dec, 2009

 

Very picturesque...

19 Dec, 2009

 

Interesting reading.....

19 Dec, 2009

 

I like old photos, and thanks for the detailed explanation. :o)

16 Jan, 2010



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