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Description: | Ernest Allen, the Head gardener is in the centre wearing the straw hat. Behind him is Jane Langford, who was in service at the Hall. In the 19th century there were 28 gardeners employed at Normanby Hall. Typically their day would last from 6 o'clock in the morning until 5 o'clock in the Summer and from 7 o'clock until 4 o'clock in the Winter months, with half an hour for breakfast and an hour for lunch. They were responsible for maintaining the kitchen garden which was the source of the halls vegetables and flowers. Other duties of the gardeners included clearing leaves, digging borders, planting, mowing and watering the lawns although cutting the main lawn in front of the hall was one of the Estate woodmens tasks. There were also several greenhouses which needed to be maintained. | Publisher: | http://northlincsmuseumimagearchive.org.uk/ | Rights holder: | North Lincolnshire Council Image Archive | Subjects: | Normanby Places Buildings_and_Structures Normanby_Hall Halls_and_Houses Edwardian Parks Sports_and_Leisure Horticulture Farming | Source: | North Lincolnshire Museums | Identifier: | http://northlincsmuseumimagearchive.org.... | Go to resource |
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