I was looking for some examples of the work of Alice E Budden and Mary Budden, my grandmother's great aunts, for whom she worked as a "tweeny" or between stairs maid in 1910 or thereabouts. That means the one who does anything the upstairs or downstairs maids deem to be beneath them..
And I found this
Fascinating!!
Perhaps you might like to take Olga for a walk there, Steve?! I wonder if any others of the family are there
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What a fun site...I know next to nothing about London, but of course have heard of Dalton Pottery. The dates and activities they describe are interesting when I consider what I've learned of Art Pottery in American history. But I don't remember all the dates, which is ok, at my time of life.
I love finding out history especially family history. Most of mine going back through Scotland were of lower working class too right up until about 500 years ago then it gets interesting.
Fascinating!
A good long read, but too much to remember. Thanks.
Interesting! I need to go check out what's left of the Doulton pottery works -- I had no idea any of it was still standing and the ceramic ornamentation looks amazing. I haven't been to Tooting cemetery, but there are a couple of graves in Hampstead that also have glazed tiling (not with that temple-like headstone, though). It must have been the style for a while, at least for people who could afford it. (Or who worked in the industry!) I hope I remember to follow up on this!
I think that is absolutely amazing, and wonderful - and you must have been interested at the pottery connection. I can't imagine that a gene for making pottery exists, seems a bit unlikely to me (but then what do I know about the survival value of having pottery?) but anyhow I suspect the grave was designed in the family. Interestingly, the style of the monument (which I think the author was unfairly sniffy about) reminds me of the older type of tube stations - the ticket office windows etc - and I do believe Doulton did a lot of that kind of work. So perhaps there is a connection there too. There are still a few of the stations particularly on the District Line which retain the old tilework.
That is fascinating. But oh, what an epitaph for poor Mr. Carr - "he tried to do his duty". It makes him sound as if he never quite achieved success.
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