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Welcome to Monet’s Garden Take a stroll through our grounds and you may be surprised to find that Passford House pays its own personal homage to Monet’s Garden at Giverny. …

The Cook    The cook at Passford House in the dying years of the Victorian era was Mary Little 23. Like so many of the Cecil’s employees, she hailed from …

  The Butler    The head of the domestic household was the butler, William Jones 52, a native of Sway, whose presence here would have served to maintain discipline among …

We have missed you!   We are delighted to announce we now have a date to re-open for hotel guests. We are hoping to re-open on Monday 17th May 2021. …

  The Footman  The footman at Passford House was Henry Smith. We know nothing of his physical attributes but, generally speaking, servants were promoted to be footmen on account of …

The Housekeeper    Second in the pecking order at Passford House was the housekeeper, Jane Charlton 36, a native of Northumberland. In the first instance, all the female domestics would …