The Year One classes visited Saltram House recently as part of their History topic about life over one hundred years ago.
They were able to see what it would have been like to live in the beautiful stately home and to work hard as a servant. In the morning 'Mrs Strict', the housekeeper, took the children to the Steward's room to tell them all about the hard working servants. They also visited the kitchens and the laundry to see how differently things were done.
In the activities room the children were able to dress up in period clothes - one of the highlights was sitting in a sedan chair. After a picnic lunch on the lawn, everyone was taken on a tour of the upstairs of the house to see how the gentry lived. All agreed that they would rather not be one of the servants!
