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BBSO0287B<br>In 1938 there were 1.3 million people employed in domestic service in England & Wales. No separate statistics existed for parlourmaids, but together with the house-parlourmaids, they are said to have numbered about 20,000.<br>Mrs. Pratt, pictured here on the left, was parlourmaid to Bill Brandt's aunt. A formidable woman, Brandt first met Pratt in Kensington in March 1929, and was immediately struck by it being a partcularly fortunate meeting, at least in respect of his photography.
London | Parlourmaids ready to serve dinner, (1933)