"By the time of the 1891 census, great-granny was still single and working as a housemaid in Sussex. She was employed by the Christy family - famous for bringing the 'Turkish towel' to Britain. I hope the housemaids got to use the lovely, fluffy towels."
I've only just really taken in what you say here Shona; were they the same Christy family who own Glyndbourne?
My father was in the building trade in the 20s and 30s and he worked on the building of the opera house at Glyndbourne.
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