Margaret Powell (1907–84) was the author of a bestselling account of her life working ‘downstairs’, in service. Below Stairs was one of the inspirations for the very successful and long-running television drama Upstairs, Downstairs.
Margaret also wrote a sequel, Climbing the Stairs.
Author photo © Simon Dack
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Below Stairs
Arriving at the great houses of 1920s London, fifteen-year-old Margaret’s life in service was about to begin . . . As a kitchen maid – […]