claretandblue1975

A little snippet of a story my Dad told me a number of times, was about my Grandma (his Grandmother) ; Ada Bentley (later Wing, then Penninston) from Basford who worked In Service as George Brough’s senior domestic housekeeper. Long after she retired from serving the Brough family - and so cherished she must have been - each Christmas up until the year she died (1969) an enormous hamper was sent to her for celebrating the festive season. Grandma was in her late 80s when she passed away at Stapleford Notts in sheltered accommodation. If any other stories have b