![]() ![]() In recent years Alan has had his photographs published in books such as Portrait of Norwich. He has also been involved in the setting up of children’s ‘living history’ projects. Flo is an amazing lady by any standards and her book will surely give great pleasure to all who read it.Īlan Childs is a teacher and historian, and the author of a number of books, including children’s historical fiction. wrote the book Over a Hot Stove: A Kitchen. Starting as a kitchen maid in London, she soon rose through the ranks and worked at many of England's great houses including Woodhall in Hilgay where she met scullery maid Mollie Moran, author of Aprons and Silver Spoons Hatfield. Aged 95 she still has a great enthusiasm for life, and in her cottage a tottering pile of encyclopaedias, dictionaries and thesauri are ready at hand. 1912-2013 Florence (Flo) Georgiana Wadlow (ne Copeland), cook and author. At the age of sixteen, Flo Wadlow left her family to begin what would become a distinguished life 'in service'. Flo made the most of every opportunity, and after her marriage, continued to enjoy her cooking in every capacity possible, based around the village of Heydon. Her story is told with no resentment that the lowly position of servants, such as herself, supported the privileged life-style of her employers ‘upstairs’. ![]() ![]() Flo started, aged 16, as a young kitchen maid in South Kensington and at the almost unheard-of age of 23 was appointed cook at Blickling Hall. Flo Wadlow’s life in full-time domestic service provides a fascinating story of a world that has disappeared. ![]()
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