Ground Floor Rooms
(1990 - 1999)
This photograph was taken of one of the ground floor rooms before the restoration of the House. It is now the German Gallery. 'for the full story click on the title'
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Attics
(1990 - 1999)
This photograph was taken before the restoration of the house. The attics are now the Folk Art Gallery. 'for the full story click on the title'
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The Adam Hall
(1933 - 1933)
This photograph of Charles Lamb in the Adam Hall was taken shortly after his brother Samuel Lamb bought Compton Verney in 1933. 'for the full story click on the title'
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The Adam Hall
(1933 - 1933)
This photograph of Rosemary Lamb in the Adam Hall was taken shortly after her father Samuel Lamb bought Compton Verney in 1933. 'for the full story click on the title'
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Housemaids
(1930 - 1939)
The housemaids’ morning uniform consisted of a blue cotton drill dress with a big white bib apron. In the afternoon they wore black dresses of a thinner material – alpaca. They had to have three afternoon dresses, two morning dresses, four or five morning aprons and two or three ... 'for the full story click on the title'
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Housemaids
(1930 - 1939)
This photograph of two housemaids in the Lamb household are possibly Edith Cavell Lewis, third housemaid and Nancy Bennett, second housemaid. Edith was from south Wales, she was a good swimmer and dived into the lake at one of the fetes. 'for the full story click on the title'
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Servants
(1930 - 1939)
Photographed here are two servants of the Lamb family, Nancy Bennet and Charles (surname unknown as yet) 'for the full story click on the title'
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Fire Service Drills
(1980 - 1989)
Firemen from Kineton, Tysoe and Fenny Compton used the main house for drills on some Tuesday nights from 1930 hrs to 2100 hrs.
The main drills that were done in the house were Breathing Apparatus Drills.
The firemen were put into blacks so that they could not see anything, just about as far as ... 'for the full story click on the title'
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