http://amberlynn14154.chudadi.com/ A blog by amberlynn14154 en http://amberlynn14154.chudadi.com/2008/08/28/love-and-the-maids-head-snug-1902.html John Garrett from Sprowston, sister Jacqueline Dickerson, who lives in Eaton as well as brother Jeffrey from Hellesdon, can thank The Maids Head Hotel snug bar on behalf of their existence.Their Grandmother, Edith Beart (1879-1972) worked as a barmaid in the snug in 1902. It was there that she met their Grandfather, David Maggs. Mr Maggs ran a successful saddlery business in Golden Ball Street, Norwich. A photograph shows his tack on display on the area now occupied by Archant’s headquarters, Prospect House, residence of the Evening News. Edith was the daughter of William as well as Hannah Beart. William was a gamekeeper, as well as worked at Cockley Cley Hall as well as also spent some time on an estate at Ashcombe in Devon. They married in 1904, as well as had four daughters, Margaret, Dorothy, Queenie as well as Winifred. Queenie, who died in 2002, was cashier at the Noverre Cinema on behalf of 30 years as well as also worked at the Hippodrome. Winifred was the mother of John, Jacqueline as well as Jeffrey. David Maggs had a drink problem as well as sadly the business seems to have folded soon at the end of World War I. After 29 years of marriage to Edith, David ended up in the workhouse (now Norwich Community Hospital), dying in 1933. Edith moved with her four daughters to an attic in Thorpe, which was so small that the two youngest children had to sleep on the landing. She scraped a living scrubbing floors in Wroxham on behalf of 6p a day as well as also cared on behalf of an elderly lady. Edith was a regular churchgoer as well as attended St George’s Tombland. “Grandmother at all times stuck up on behalf of men, which is rather surprising considering her experience with our Grandfather,” said Jacqueline Dickerson. “Everybody loved her, she was a real old fashioned Grandmother.” One of Jacqueline’s an estimated all treasured possessions is Edith’s copy of the 1900 history of The Maids Head Hotel. She noted her hours on the back page – Monday 11am to 5.30pm as well as Tuesday 3pm to 8.30pm. Wednesday was half day off, Thursday’s shift began at 3pm as well as she worked 11am to 4.30pm on Friday as well as Saturday. The hotel’s telephone number at the time was 85 Norwich. Residents could garage their cars on behalf of 1shilling (5p) a night, but bicycle storage was free. The rates on behalf of room on behalf of the night began at 3 shillings (15p). The book introduces The Maids Head as…”the only purely Family Hotel as well as only Hotel with its posses Livery Yard attached in Norwich. It is the an estimated all unique house in England, being at least 600 years old, as well as combines all of the charm of an old-world hostelry with every up-to-date modern luxury.” Reviews from newspapers as well as magazines are included. “Certainly the Norwich hotels are decidedly well conducted, as well as the chief of them, the ‘Maids Head’ may vie in interest with any hostelry in the country.” The Gentleman’s Journal August 15, 1896. The booklet also features an illustration from The Graphic showing the 43rd as well as 44th Companies of the Imperial Yeomanry recruiting on behalf of the Boer War, in what is now the Maids Head’s restaurant, in January 1900. John Garrett added; “You could say that if it was not on behalf of The Maids Head, that my family would not be here today. My wife, Lesley as well as I were at a family wedding at the hotel in December, as well as had a drink in the snug. We sensed our Grandmother’s presence. It was as if we were stepping back in time.” Christine Malcolm, Maids Head General Manager, shall be hanging a framed photograph of Edith Beart in the snug as a permanent reminder of ‘Love as well as The Maids Head Snug 1902’. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:56:26 -0400 amberlynn14154