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The tale below were recited to
me by Maisy Woolnough who was based with the Land army Girls at Holton Hall in
1947.
Her room was on the first floor of the building, last window
on the right. She recalls how the old Orangery
-The orangery was located behind the tree* you see in the
picture foreground- was used during the period
that the Land Army Girls were based there as a boot room,
that is a convenient place to leave their muddy boots, rather
than to bring them indoors.
. It appears that it also served
as a means for the girls to sneak back in if one was late,
in order to avoid the need to sign in the late register.
Three entries in the late register would result in a posting
elsewhere.
* (Authors Note) The cedar tree in the foreground of the picture
is still standing today. The picture is taken from what appears to be a
popular spot for photos of the hall. This is at the top of some steps
through the rockery to the north of what used to be the croquet lawn. I
had hoped to do a -before and after- shot from the same location, but
unfortunately the view is now obstructed by new trees that have grown up since.
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