Sheila Burnett – Her quiet genteel manner

Simon: Obviously a wedding is a very special day …

Sheila: Yes.

Simon: … so for people to have that experience from the start to the non-stressful delivery of the ironed garment.

Sheila: Absolutely. And as I say Mrs Pack was always around. She used to park her car under the veranda piece at the back and even though she was what I would call retirement age gone, she just was there every day.

Simon: And your impression of her was … ‘cos I think some of the Staff were sort of fearful is too strong … um a healthy form of respect for her, because I think she could be very precise in what she wanted.

Sheila: Absolutely. Yes.

Simon: Had a vision.

Sheila: Yes. But it was all done in a very sort of quiet genteel manner. The whole issue, everybody there. You know I can remember quite a few. There was one lady that nearly always served downstairs and I can remember the one that was most often in the Dress, but because Molly was there, you know she would take me under her wing which was very nice. Yes, as I say it was a shame when that closed down.