A rare collection of portraits of domestic staff at a Welsh country house has gained a new addition for the first time in more than a century, with a photograph of its recently retired head gardener.
For nearly 200 years, the cherished household staff and servants at Erddig near Wrexham were recorded in a unique collection of portraits, photographs and verses.
These celebrated loyalty, length of service and hard work and form what the National Trust says is the most remarkable continuous record of domestic service in any country house in Britain. Glyn retired this month after maintaining the Grade I listed grounds for 38 years. His picture, taken by volunteer Dave Jowitt, is inspired by a photograph of former gardener John Davies, who worked at Erddig from 1871.
Glyn said: “In many ways, it has been my garden, though I realise I have just been the custodian for a few of its years. I’m honoured to have been a part of Erddig’s fascinating history and to play my part in conserving it for future generations, just as the servants I’m now pictured alongside once did for the Yorkes.”
Glyn’s skilled tasks included pruning the distinctive double avenues of pleached lime trees, which form a shaded promenade and mark the position of the 18th century garden’s original walled border.
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