Gloria worked at Beeleigh Abbey, starting in 1978, employed by Christina Foyle who was the daughter of the previous owner, William Foyle. Gloria was a researcher of books but later became Christina’s PA. She describes the eccentricities of the household, including the many animals which contributed to the shabbiness and neglect of the Abbey.

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Rowse, Gloria

(Born 1933) Interviewed March 2018.

Gloria worked at Beeleigh Abbey, starting in 1978, employed by Christina Foyle who was the daughter of the previous owner, William Foyle. Gloria was a researcher of books but later became Christina’s PA. She describes the eccentricities of the household, including the many animals which contributed to the shabbiness and neglect of the Abbey.

Themes:

Beeleigh