You Rang M’Lud?- In the Servants’ Hall

The nationwide Heritage Open Days festival runs from Friday 11 September to Sunday 20 September and this year the theme is ordinary people’s working lives.

As part of that, we are mounting a museum exhibition called “You Rang M’Lud?- In the Servants’ Hall”.

This exhibition investigates the lives of domestic servants in Thornbury and the surrounding area, from the big houses and Thornbury Castle to more humble households where a maid or perhaps a gardener might be employed.

Find out about the hierarchy of the servants’ hall and the duties of those employed there.

Follow the lives of some of those people in service.

Discover some shocking facts about Thornbury Mop Fairs and the hiring of agricultural labourers.

During this period, the museum will be open during normal visiting hours: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays 1-4pm, and Saturdays 10am-4pm, and entry is FREE.

The exhibition will continue after the Heritage Open Days festival finishes (right up until Sat 19 December), and can be seen upstairs in the museum.